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Dennis Steele
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Reged: 09/18/06

Loc: Palm Desert, CA.
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: pferendzo]
      #4863376 - 10/15/11 11:45 PM
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Meade G11 "CLONE"

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Dennis Steele
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Reged: 09/18/06

Loc: Palm Desert, CA.
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: pferendzo]
      #4863377 - 10/15/11 11:46 PM
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Meade G11 "CLONE" - A Low Cost Alternative. Meade Starfinder EQ head on a Meade field tripod. DC drive. Great for my 6" refractor.

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korborh
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Reged: 01/29/11

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: Peter in Reno]
      #4864537 - 10/16/11 05:05 PM Attachment (118 downloads)
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Here are mine:
Imaging: AP1200 carrying AT8RC on Rob Miller Tri36M tripod
Quick Visual: CG5-ASGT with half pier

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Wil2010
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Reged: 08/17/10

Loc: Millville, CA
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: korborh]
      #4864727 - 10/16/11 06:58 PM
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Here is the classic CGE Mount with a customized C14 Carbon Fiber OTA. The CGE moves around the C14 OTA very nicely.



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jmiele
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Reged: 12/04/10

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: korborh]
      #4864729 - 10/16/11 07:00 PM
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That's a sweet rig there! The M tripod holding up the 1200 is amazing. And it can hold s much more... Joe

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Yuri
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Reged: 04/22/09

Loc: Colorado
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: jmiele]
      #4867554 - 10/18/11 11:17 AM Attachment (108 downloads)
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Alt-Az mount made in 1985 for 10" F5.6 open tube Newtonian

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Yuri
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Reged: 04/22/09

Loc: Colorado
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GE mount with stepper drive. 1985. USSR. Ural.
Mounted 100mm refractor and small camera.

Edited by Yuri (10/18/11 11:20 AM)

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Yuri
Vendor - (Telescope Engineering Company)


Reged: 04/22/09

Loc: Colorado
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      #4867575 - 10/18/11 11:26 AM Attachment (99 downloads)
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same mount, but with 10" Newtonian F5.6 made of water tank.
1985. USSR. Ural.

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Yuri
Vendor - (Telescope Engineering Company)


Reged: 04/22/09

Loc: Colorado
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: Yuri]
      #4867600 - 10/18/11 11:41 AM Attachment (96 downloads)
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Alt-Az mount of 19th century for 15" Romage's telescope, F=28'

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Yuri
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Reged: 04/22/09

Loc: Colorado
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A real mount as a mount for new TEC large refractor APO40"FL (-:

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Yuri
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Reged: 04/22/09

Loc: Colorado
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An art of Alt-Az mount. Mid of 18 century, mount for 18" Gregorian (dia. 3.8").
SolidWorks sketch.

Edited by Yuri (10/18/11 11:54 AM)

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LLEEGE
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Reged: 03/03/05

Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: Yuri]
      #4867628 - 10/18/11 11:54 AM
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Quote:

A real mount as a mount for new TEC large refractor APO40"FL (-:

Put me on the list? I assume the mounts are included in the price.

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t.r.
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Reged: 02/14/08

Loc: Upstate NY
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: LLEEGE]
      #4867636 - 10/18/11 11:59 AM
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Good GOD, get off from there Yuri, you could fall and hurt yourself! Get back in the shop where it is safe and build scopes!

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ngc2289
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Reged: 04/13/05

Loc: Some Where Around The Maypole.
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: Yuri]
      #4867673 - 10/18/11 12:18 PM
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Is that you at the eyepiece of the 40" Yuri?

Edited by ngc2289 (10/18/11 12:21 PM)

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DeanS
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Reged: 07/12/05

Loc: Central Kentucky
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Here is my 1200 with my new AG Optical 12.5" newt from OkieTex a few weeks ago.

ASA DDM85 mount, and ASA 10" newt in background.

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DeanS
Carpal Tunnel
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Reged: 07/12/05

Loc: Central Kentucky
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Family shot with my other 'child'

900 and Epsilon 160.

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LLEEGE
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Reged: 03/03/05

Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: DeanS]
      #4868046 - 10/18/11 03:55 PM
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Me likes!

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LLEEGE
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Reged: 03/03/05

Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new [Re: LLEEGE]
      #4868054 - 10/18/11 03:58 PM
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Here's my 900 with one of Yuri's creations on top. It doesn't quite require its own mountain but it's close.



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DeanS
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Reged: 07/12/05

Loc: Central Kentucky
Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) [Re: LLEEGE]
      #4868082 - 10/18/11 04:13 PM
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Nice, makes the 900 look small though.

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jmiele
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Reged: 12/04/10

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) [Re: DeanS]
      #4868246 - 10/18/11 05:56 PM
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Dean - Nice!
Luke - Awesome!
Yuri - Where were you setup with the 10", the Gulag?

Joe

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