jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22470
Loc: NE Ohio
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Both seem to come with the same mount. I wouldn't be surprised if they were both made in the same Chinese factory.
They are similar, and definitely aimed at the same market segment. Not the same factory (or nationality), though. The Celestron comes from Synta in China and the Meade from Jingua in Taiwan.
I don't have a firm preference for either OTA or either mount (I've owned both setups). It comes down to controller preference and small details (the C has a better dewshield, the M has PEC, etc.).
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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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Starlighter
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 2567
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I suppose it's now down to whether I like the black look of the Celestron over the white of the Meade. It would be nice if Celestron had a similar approach to error correction as Meade addresses with PEC.
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celestron Nexstar 6SE
Meade 80mm APO ED Triplet
Stellarvue SV102ED
Vixen A80Mf
Vixen A70Lf
CG4 mount
Vixen Porta Mount
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Bill Cowles
professor emeritus
Reged: 04/16/06
Posts: 645
Loc: Utah
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Add a Moonlite focuser and an Atlas mount and you get the "yard canon".
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Lunt LS60TS50DS/B1200/FT (on order)
TV Gensis/Solarmax 60 filter
PST DS/Herschel Wedge/C4-R
C6-R /Atlas Goto/Moonlite CF2
12" LightBridge/Round Table
MCHP/8" Orion OTA
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HendyPhoto
Sith Lord
Reged: 08/09/06
Posts: 1499
Loc: Bountiful, Utah
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Hey guys, I have to replace the cg-5 dovetail on my C6-R, does anybody know where to get one or what the part number is? Thanks!
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~jon
SparkCast
CGE1400XLT w/HyperStar
90FD 66SD C6-R SN-8
CPC1100XLT Hutech 20D
Manny-Mod Vixen Porta
Mallincam MCHP
SPC900NC
CG-5 GT
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;
and I'm not sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein
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Old Dinosaur
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 05/08/07
Posts: 839
Loc: Out in the sagebrush
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Scopestuff has good prices on plates for the Vixen clones like the CG5.
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WRS Observatory
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HendyPhoto
Sith Lord
Reged: 08/09/06
Posts: 1499
Loc: Bountiful, Utah
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PERFECT! Thanks!
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~jon
SparkCast
CGE1400XLT w/HyperStar
90FD 66SD C6-R SN-8
CPC1100XLT Hutech 20D
Manny-Mod Vixen Porta
Mallincam MCHP
SPC900NC
CG-5 GT
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;
and I'm not sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein
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cocobolo
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/27/07
Posts: 1550
Loc: british columbia, canada
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Well, it's not my first scope, but it has just arrived. I just spent about the last two hours reading everything from the top. Amazing. I think I like the Moonlite focuser for it. I will try photography with it. Still not sure which scope to use for a guidescope. At an even g-note the new Orion premium 102mm ED refractor looks like a good deal. Almost the same price as the whole C6RGT! A 2x barlow will get the fl out to 1428mm which should do the job. Keith
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 33079
Loc: Gulfport, MS
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Congrats on the new scope! 
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  Scott
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
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Tailwinds
member
Reged: 10/31/07
Posts: 29
Loc: London, UK
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Hi all.
Some of you might remember my newbie thread on purchasing Refractor advice. Well, Last Saturday, my C6 RGT arrived. Haven't used it yet due to bad skies. Anyway, I've been reading on here that it's best to try and replace the stock focuser with a descent one. The name Crayford keeps popping up.
Please click on the link below and scroll down a bit. I'm a UK citizen and have managed to find a dealer here in the UK that looks like he sells all kinds of extras.
Is this the kind of focuser I should be looking at for my C6 RGT?
EDITED To the correct link
http://firstlightoptics.com/search.php?nobox=&scat=&stext=crayford+focuser&stype=&sprice=&pg=2
Thanks.
Edited by Tailwinds (11/09/07 12:12 PM)
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Brian Walton
sage
Reged: 10/23/07
Posts: 243
Loc: Lawrenceville, GA
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Hi all.
Some of you might remember my newbie thread on purchasing Refractor advice. Well, Last Saturday, my C6 RGT arrived. Haven't used it yet due to bad skies. Anyway, I've been reading on here that it's best to try and replace the stock focuser with a descent one. The name Crayford keeps popping up.
Please click on the link below and scroll down a bit. I'm a UK citizen and have managed to find a dealer here in the UK that looks like he sells all kinds of extras.
Is this the kind of focuser I should be looking at for my C6 RGT?
EDITED To the correct link
http://firstlightoptics.com/search.php?nobox=&scat=&stext=crayford+focuser&stype=&sprice=&pg=2
Thanks.
Yes the one listed for the Synta, Celestron or Orion 150mm is the one you would want. Not sure of the focus length but you may need to also get an extension in order to get enough out travel for focusing. I bought the Antares/GSO and it was not long enough and I needed the extension tube to get the length in order to focus.
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Brian
Astro Photos
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Meade LX200R 12"
Orion Atlas mount
Meade 8" SCT OTA, Celestron C6R-GT w/GPS, Vixen ED100sf
Vixen ED80sf, William Optics ZS 66-SD
w/0.8 focal reducer, Coronado PST, Orion XT10
LPI, DSI, DSI Pro, SBIG ST-8 w/CFW-8, Nikon P5100
Nikon D200, Canon XS
William Optics Binoviewer
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ngc2289
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/13/05
Posts: 1726
Loc: SouthTexas
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Yes that looks like what you want.
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Tailwinds
member
Reged: 10/31/07
Posts: 29
Loc: London, UK
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OK, thanks guys.
I also see that they come in various colours. The red (Standard), one should make for a nice contrast against the black I should imagine. Then again, maybe I should stick with black so that it matches. That would cost a few quid more though. Decisions, decisions. I never thought I would be upgrading so early on. I think I've caught the telescope bug. 
Oh by the way, I nearly forgot. Is it quite easy to take out the stock focuser and replace it with the new one?
Thanks.
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Don25
professor emeritus
Reged: 10/20/03
Posts: 701
Loc: Delaware, U.S.A.
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Tailwinds,
I have a C6-rgt, along with the Moonlite Dual-speed focuser. The Moonlite is top-notch Quality...i.e. Beautiful fit and finish.
I think the standard Red color is very nice, but I realize that Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. At f/8, you'll be perfectly suited with the single speed focuser, but if you want to put out extra "quid", for the dual speed unit, than by all means do so.
One advantage of the Dual speed model, is that it allows you to mount up to 10 pounds of weight (Digital Cameras, web cams,etc.) on the focuser without slipping, as compared to a 5 pound limit with the single-speed unit.....evidently the Dual speed unit provides more friction thru it's gear system than the single speed.
As far as mounting the new focuser, just remove the three screws (that are 120 degrees apart), that go through the OTA, and attach to the focuser, pull out the focuser, and install the new Moonlite using the same three screws. I do recommend that you use a "Cheshire" device to check collimation. Moonlite collimates their focuser's to be dead on when shipped, but I found that I had to adjust mine, because it turns out my OTA was not cut perfectly square.
I hope this info helps.
Don
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doug76
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 2645
Loc: SE Louisiana
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OK, even though it's been 3 years since this thread started, I get to jump in now. First, it was indeed a great article. I have just recieved my new C6R OTA, although being a truck driver, I haven't been home to see it yet! I look forward to making the mods on it that suit me. Already have a CG5-ASGT mount, as I bought the C6S-GT a few months back. Lovely little scope, really impressed by the mount. And Scott (aka SRF), it appears we are sort of neighbors. I'm over the line in Washington Parish. Nice dark skies over here. Haven't read all the posts yet, but I'm working on it. This is the 4th scope in my current collection, and the 2nd refractor (AT66ED is the other, travels with me). I decided after reading many different posts on different sites to get this scope. I'm sure I will love it. Think, since I name my scopes, that I will just call this one "Cannon".
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Doug
The Truckstop Astronomer
Meade 12" Lightbridge/Dob Driver II
Celestron C6 SCT
Celestron C6R/Moonlight focuser
Celestron XLT150
Astro-Tech AT80EDT
TOWA 60/700 (under construction)
Celestron CG5-ASGT, CG-4
Celestron Nexstar SE (large)
Meade SWA 34mm
Televue Panoptic 24mm
Pentax XW 10mm, 7mm
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Astro-Tech AT66ED
Celestron Nexstar SE (small)
Televue Plossl 32mm
Smart Astronomy Solar System 14.5mm
BO/TMB Planetary 9mm, 7mm, 5mm, 4mm, 3.2mm, 2.5mm
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Time on my hands
sage
Reged: 07/07/06
Posts: 255
Loc: Central Oregon
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Congratulations Doug! The C6R is the favorite scope in my small collection.
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Thomas
TMB 130 SS [Delivered 5/19, waiting for clear sky]
C6-R/Atlas [Favorite]
127 Mak/AT Voyager [Grab and Go]
NexStar 8 GPS XLT
Firstscope 80EQ
I LOVE hard work...I could watch it all day long!
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doug76
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 2645
Loc: SE Louisiana
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Small collection, yes. Also nice collection. Thanks for the reply. I am sure It will be one of my favorites too.
Doug
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Doug
The Truckstop Astronomer
Meade 12" Lightbridge/Dob Driver II
Celestron C6 SCT
Celestron C6R/Moonlight focuser
Celestron XLT150
Astro-Tech AT80EDT
TOWA 60/700 (under construction)
Celestron CG5-ASGT, CG-4
Celestron Nexstar SE (large)
Meade SWA 34mm
Televue Panoptic 24mm
Pentax XW 10mm, 7mm
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Astro-Tech AT66ED
Celestron Nexstar SE (small)
Televue Plossl 32mm
Smart Astronomy Solar System 14.5mm
BO/TMB Planetary 9mm, 7mm, 5mm, 4mm, 3.2mm, 2.5mm
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ducatirob
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/15/05
Posts: 537
Loc: Centerville, Ohio
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Congratulations, I think you will really enjoy your c6-r.looks like you have a nice group of eyepieces also, they should work well in your scope. Let us know how you like it!
Rob
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C6-R /Atlas EQ
Meade AR-5
Meade 90mm refractor
10x50 binoculars
15x70 binoculars
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trever
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/18/03
Posts: 2695
Loc: North Alabama
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If you pick one upgrade for the C6R, it should be the Moonlight focuser... It is a wonderful piece of equipment and it makes a good scope great!
I love my scope and it makes a great companion to the 7 inch Mak.
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Trever
Coronado PST Solar Telescope
Vixen A80MF 80mm Refractor with Porta Mount
Orange Celestron 8 inch SCT on AS-GT mount
Zhumell 20x80 Astronomical Binoculars
Orion Paragon HD-F2 Tripod
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cocobolo
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/27/07
Posts: 1550
Loc: british columbia, canada
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You are right about the Moonlite, here it is on the C6R in a gold 2 speed.
Keith
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doug76
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 2645
Loc: SE Louisiana
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Finally got home to see it. WOW, it is big! But beautiful. And the Moonlight focuser is high on my list of things to acquire for it. I will be going with the 2 speed. Hope they have it in Black. Going to get Astro-Tech's 2" Refractor Diagonal for it also. And some weights! Ya'll weren't kidding about it being nose heavy.
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Doug
The Truckstop Astronomer
Meade 12" Lightbridge/Dob Driver II
Celestron C6 SCT
Celestron C6R/Moonlight focuser
Celestron XLT150
Astro-Tech AT80EDT
TOWA 60/700 (under construction)
Celestron CG5-ASGT, CG-4
Celestron Nexstar SE (large)
Meade SWA 34mm
Televue Panoptic 24mm
Pentax XW 10mm, 7mm
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Astro-Tech AT66ED
Celestron Nexstar SE (small)
Televue Plossl 32mm
Smart Astronomy Solar System 14.5mm
BO/TMB Planetary 9mm, 7mm, 5mm, 4mm, 3.2mm, 2.5mm
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