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JAT Observatory
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Loc: Eastern PA
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I need one.
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-Marcus
Earth is the insane asylum for the universe!
http://www.jatobservatory.org
Domed, 12" LX200R on a Paramount ME - currently mothballed.
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more
Reged: 04/30/03
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Loc: NE Ohio
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I need one.
Ken's Rings sells one that's supposed to be Vixen compatible. It doesn't fit Vixen dovetail plates (duh) but many aftermarket Vixen-style plates do work with it. I thought mine was very poorly made. I ended up making an adaptor to mount a real Vixen saddle.
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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
Meade 80mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Meade 152ED, 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade 12" SCT
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
NJP, LXD700, CGE, GPDX/SS2KPC
ST-10XME, DSI Pro
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kennyrichmond
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Reged: 11/29/06
Posts: 418
Loc: Philadelphia, PA
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Marcus,
Do you have a drawing or dimensions?
Ken
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Irish Setters
Max Mount 20"
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Skywatchr
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/03/06
Posts: 2195
Loc: North-Central Pa.
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I made a spacer out of a T6061 aluminum disc and bolted a WO Losmandy D style saddle on.
Jeff
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18" F/5 Home-Built Dob. with Mike Dudley Mirror
6" F/15 Brass w/ D&G Lens on DS-16 Mount
DS-10 10" F/4.5 Newtonian
LXD650, LX200 Classic
DayStar 0.45 T-Scanner with multiple ERFs
10" LX200 GPS SMT
11x80 Meade, 20x80 Celestron binocs (Vintage Japan Made).
A few Naglers and 8mm and 13mm Ethos.
Gadgets and parts everywhere.
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JAT Observatory
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Reged: 02/20/05
Posts: 7153
Loc: Eastern PA
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I guess I'll build my own. Like John I use to use one from Ken's Rings until th 10" SCT tried to slide out even though the screws were tight.
I guess I'll use that baseplate and mount a D plate on top.
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-Marcus
Earth is the insane asylum for the universe!
http://www.jatobservatory.org
Domed, 12" LX200R on a Paramount ME - currently mothballed.
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CharlieB
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Reged: 12/11/07
Posts: 303
Loc: Southern NH
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I have one of Ken's on my 650 and it works just fine for all my Vixen type dovetails.
Charlie
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Charlie
Coulter 10", Discovery 8", Orion Apex 127 Mak, Orion Starblast 6", C6-R, Apogee Widestar 5", Apogee Widestar 4", C4-R, Apogee 90mm, 66SD, Burgess 65ED Backpacker, Tasco 2TE
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southmike
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/22/04
Posts: 2832
Loc: Fayetteville, NC
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until th 10" SCT tried to slide out even though the screws were tight.
yikes
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group scope pic
my refractors
LX200 10"-St120
LX200 8" f6.3-Orion 80ed
LX200 8" f10-Orion 90 Mak setup pic
Meade 102ED LXD650
Sky Watcher 100 ED Triplet prototype
Nexstar 5
etx125
etx70's
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