Greg K.
Reged: 12/11/03
Loc: Clifton Park, NY
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
[Re: BCB]
#3055681 - 04/20/09 06:55 PM
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No extra motors, although I will probably sell my SVP sometime soon, and may sell the motors separately.
Here's Celestron's page on the all-star alignment feature:
http://www.celestron.com/c3/page.php?PageID=370
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Doug6952
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/24/08
Loc: West Milford, NJ
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
[Re: BCB]
#3055698 - 04/20/09 07:00 PM
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I used the "All star align" feature on my CG-5. It works quite well.
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BCB
Undercover Saboteur
Reged: 11/24/03
Loc: Look over your shoulder
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
[Re: Doug6952]
#3056655 - 04/21/09 08:05 AM
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Let me know if you consider doing that Greg..  Is it loud as a coffee grinder ??? 
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Greg K.
Reged: 12/11/03
Loc: Clifton Park, NY
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
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#3056810 - 04/21/09 09:32 AM
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But then again, at top speed the CGEM seems pretty loud too. Maybe not quite as much though.
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BCB
Undercover Saboteur
Reged: 11/24/03
Loc: Look over your shoulder
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
[Re: Greg K.]
#3056983 - 04/21/09 11:02 AM
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I haven't gotten to hear that mount run at top slew slew speed, so I don't know.. How about tracking speed noise? Real quiet in comparison or what ??
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Greg K.
Reged: 12/11/03
Loc: Clifton Park, NY
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
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#3057011 - 04/21/09 11:16 AM
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Haven't noticed/checked tracking speed noise, but then again I only had the mount powered up for about 5 minutes last night to make sure it was all working.
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AntarcticDave
sage
Reged: 02/03/09
Loc: Denver, CO
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
[Re: Greg K.]
#3057160 - 04/21/09 12:24 PM
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I have played around with mine where I store it in my bedroom, and it was so quiet tracking that I forgot it was on till I noticed the scope had swept through 20 degrees. The clock ticking in the room is MUCH louder than tracking on the CGEM.
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Carl M
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/21/07
Loc: Vermont, USA
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
[Re: Greg K.]
#3057263 - 04/21/09 01:19 PM
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My mount is the one the AT130 was riding on for most of the show. I did mount the 111 to get a picture first though:
Congrats! You got the one we helped you pack up? That's great! It was sure great seeing you and Mandy again! Tell Mandy that Tatiana said HI!
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Greg K.
Reged: 12/11/03
Loc: Clifton Park, NY
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
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#3057276 - 04/21/09 01:27 PM
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Yep, I was packing it up to take it home - thanks for the assistance!
Mandy had a great time hanging out with your (and the Horstman's) kids and helping Alan! And thanks again for the scope they gave her. 
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Carl M
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/21/07
Loc: Vermont, USA
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
[Re: Greg K.]
#3058941 - 04/22/09 07:06 AM
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Yep, I was packing it up to take it home - thanks for the assistance!
Mandy had a great time hanging out with your (and the Horstman's) kids and helping Alan! And thanks again for the scope they gave her.
Thanks! I'll pass the word on to Zhenya (Evgeniy)! Let us know if you head this way for the Stellafane Convention in August.
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Loc: Frederick, MD
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
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#3065750 - 04/25/09 07:41 AM
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I snagged the CGEM that the 10" RC was sitting on.
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Moggi1964
Vendor - Astro Laugh
Reged: 11/07/05
Loc: Madison. NJ. USA
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#3065871 - 04/25/09 09:25 AM
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Didn't you win a prize as well Scott?
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Greg K.
Reged: 12/11/03
Loc: Clifton Park, NY
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Re: NEAF goodies - new CGEM
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#3067850 - 04/26/09 10:02 AM
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I've had my CGEM out the past two nights and I'm loving this mount. Once I figured out how to get a good alignment (two star alignment w/ a calibration star is good) the goto's are spot on. You can add calibration stars to improve the goto model as well. In the field it's not too loud, it sounds a lot like an ASGT to me, actually. The mount accelerates and decelerates smooth as silk - nothing like the full-speed or nothing LXD motors/controller. Backlash is minimal to nonexistent. Tosses the 111 around like it's nothing, there won't be any issue at all adding another scope for guiding or whatever. I think Celestron has a real winner here.
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