Peter in Reno
super member
Reged: 07/15/08
Posts: 192
Loc: Reno, NV
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It has 52 pounds of CW and it's well balanced. I have taken two photographs without issues.
Peter
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Celestron 11" OTA with ADM Losmandy dovetail
Orion EON 80mm
Orion Short Tube 80mm with ADM mini-dovetail and clam shell tube rings
Orion StarShoot Pro CCD camera
Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Nagler 31mm
Ethos 13mm and 8 mm
2" William Optics diagonal
Atlas EQ-G with 1" CW shaft from Telescope Stability Systems, ADM Losmandy saddle.
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doug76
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 2639
Loc: SE Louisiana
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Too many pages to see if I posted mine (can't remember, probably did), so I'll do it again.
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Taylor
sage
Reged: 07/10/05
Posts: 250
Loc: Seattle, WA
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My new to me Nexstar 8" GPS with Starbright XLT playing nicely with its little bro...
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Nextar 8" GPS Starbright XLT
WO EZ-Touch Gen 2 on Walnut tripod
Celestron C6 SCT
TheSky 6 Pro, MaximDL 5 Pro
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deezdrama
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/29/05
Posts: 1635
Loc: Central Illinois
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Heres my retired Doc clay's ASO Sky Patrol Programs 12" meade 
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Meade 12" LX200GPS Retired from Dr. Clay Sherrod's A.S.O. Sky Patrol Program
CELESTRON 80 ED / CG-5
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Patricko
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/30/07
Posts: 744
Loc: around the corner
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Nice scope!
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Clear skies,
Patrick
 "Life is too short, go collect some photons!" - Me, myself, and I
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DL Sharp
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Reged: 10/05/05
Posts: 20
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Here's my LXD75 SC-8AT awaiting sunset...
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David
Meade LXD75 SC-8AT, AR5
Hardin Optical DSH-8 f/6 Newt
Baader Hyperion 8,13,17,24mm
GSO Superview 30,42mm
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Stingray
member
Reged: 09/18/08
Posts: 16
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Here is my new Cat! C11
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Al Miller
super member
Reged: 08/25/08
Posts: 100
Loc: South-Central Texas
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My humble C8 XLT. ALMOST ready for an imaging run.
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Meade 10" LX200 Classic
Celestron C8 XLT OTA
Orion XT8 Classic Dob.
Meade AR-5, f/9.3 refractor (LXD55 version)
Antares 4.1", f/12.4 refractor w/EQ5 (solar scope)
Orion ST120, f/5 refractor
Orion ST80, f/5 refractor (my guidescope)
Meade DSIc, DSI IIc and DSI II Pro
Celestron NexImage (x2)
Orion StarShoot autoguider
Atlas EQ-G mount
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CounterWeight
super member
Reged: 10/05/08
Posts: 103
Loc: PDX / Oreegone
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"Glam" shots of my scope are few and far between, in fact I dont think I have any really  but here's my beloved... in the 'tinkering' cradle from the original packing foam...
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CGE1100XLT-GPS w/Denk WO 2" carbon-dielectric mod'd pwr x sw w fltr sw
Meade ETX125AT
Takahashi FS-102, 2" 1.6x flattener, w/ WO 2" dielectric diag
Onyx 80ED (new member of family)
Denk II bv's
(2)Meade 4000 supr plossel 1.25" ep/filter sets Agena 2" 70 26,32,38 Ethos 8mm (yes, I want em all)- others...
2" OIII, Hb, UHC, DeepSky, LPR, polarizing, var 1.25" colored fltrs
list subject to change without notice...
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CounterWeight
super member
Reged: 10/05/08
Posts: 103
Loc: PDX / Oreegone
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and an "action shot"... (Jupiter going into the soup) I'll try to take a better glam shot of the entire rig when I set it up to try out some new "accessories" set-ups...  this new setup
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CGE1100XLT-GPS w/Denk WO 2" carbon-dielectric mod'd pwr x sw w fltr sw
Meade ETX125AT
Takahashi FS-102, 2" 1.6x flattener, w/ WO 2" dielectric diag
Onyx 80ED (new member of family)
Denk II bv's
(2)Meade 4000 supr plossel 1.25" ep/filter sets Agena 2" 70 26,32,38 Ethos 8mm (yes, I want em all)- others...
2" OIII, Hb, UHC, DeepSky, LPR, polarizing, var 1.25" colored fltrs
list subject to change without notice...
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AlexN
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Reged: 08/09/08
Posts: 454
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geez... what more do you want for a glam shot?? A tak refractor, a C11, and a dirty great GEM!
Forget glamorous! your setup is SEXY!!
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Celestron C11 11" f/10 SCT With MoonLite Motorized Crayford :: EQ6 Pro + EQMOD :: William Optics M102ED :: William Optics Megrez 90 FD :: Orion ST80 Guidescope :: Thousand Oaks Dew Heater :: 2" 13nm Ha Filter :: DBK31.AU :: QHY8 :: 5x Powermate :: 2.5x Powermate :: Canon 350D ::
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CounterWeight
super member
Reged: 10/05/08
Posts: 103
Loc: PDX / Oreegone
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Thanks... it's my "up and out" machine... and I'm crazy about it
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CGE1100XLT-GPS w/Denk WO 2" carbon-dielectric mod'd pwr x sw w fltr sw
Meade ETX125AT
Takahashi FS-102, 2" 1.6x flattener, w/ WO 2" dielectric diag
Onyx 80ED (new member of family)
Denk II bv's
(2)Meade 4000 supr plossel 1.25" ep/filter sets Agena 2" 70 26,32,38 Ethos 8mm (yes, I want em all)- others...
2" OIII, Hb, UHC, DeepSky, LPR, polarizing, var 1.25" colored fltrs
list subject to change without notice...
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22469
Loc: NE Ohio
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I suppose this qualifies as a Cat (Tak CN-212 Newt/Cass combo - please disregard the refractors) when in Newt mode with the coma corrector installed...
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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME
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Colonel Bogey
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Reged: 01/27/07
Posts: 282
Loc: Sweden
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Neat! 
I see you went for the STL 8-position wheel! What kind of mount is it? Never seen on of those before...
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Obs: Paramount ME/C-14/TCF-S/FW8-STL BVRI/STL-1001E + TV85/STL guider
Portable: Giro Gr-III/TEC140/Pentax XW line
Binocs: Fujinon 16x70
Grab&go: Manfrotto tripod/FS60C
SW: Mira Pro, IRAF, MaximDL, CCDSoft, TheSky6, VisualSpec etc etc
S.C.R.A.P - Stocksund Centre of Rooftop AstroPhysics
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oliver_p
member
Reged: 12/27/04
Posts: 93
Loc: Germany, NRW
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Hi all,
here my newly accuired C11. Not many chances to observe & image with it fow now, clouded out for weeks
My trusty GM8 carries the C11 much much better than expected. Of course it's at maximum load with this cat, but works brave for visual and webcam work.
Best wishes & clear skies,
Oliver
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http://www.astro-imaging.de/astro
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AlexN
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Reged: 08/09/08
Posts: 454
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Seeing that makes me feel a lot better about having a C11 on an EQ6.... I was worried about the weight on the EQ6, but if a GM8 can hold it, the EQ6 will be fine!
ps - Looks great!
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Celestron C11 11" f/10 SCT With MoonLite Motorized Crayford :: EQ6 Pro + EQMOD :: William Optics M102ED :: William Optics Megrez 90 FD :: Orion ST80 Guidescope :: Thousand Oaks Dew Heater :: 2" 13nm Ha Filter :: DBK31.AU :: QHY8 :: 5x Powermate :: 2.5x Powermate :: Canon 350D ::
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22469
Loc: NE Ohio
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What kind of mount is it? Never seen on of those before...
The mount is an old Meade LXD750. They were never popular; I think most folks haven't seen one. Folks don't generally like them, but I do. 
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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME
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iancandler
member
Reged: 10/22/07
Posts: 66
Loc: Essex, UK
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My little C6
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