Chris G
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Here's my C6R when I first got it last year, it's sitting just in front of my old C-102HD.
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pollux
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Wow, so different in size (the C4 being placed further from the camera really makes it worse)
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Chris G
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Agreed Pollux but there is a big difference in size and weight.
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Donnie
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Speaking of large size differences. I ran across a picture recently that will blow you away. Its a picture of a Meade 152ED with a TV102 mounted on top. The TV looks like a finder scope.
Its hard to realise how big a 6" refractor is until you see one in person. The Meade's have oversized tubes, so it is even more imposing.
When I get home from work I will try and get the picture and see if I can post it. When I first saw it, I was in disbelief.
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Donnie
Scopeless for a while now, too busy anyway.
About to change that!!
Wonderful wife.
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Bill Grass
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I'd love to see that, Donnie!
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Jacques
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Some sweet looking setups gentlemen! Chris' older pic represents my own scopes, except that his C102 is a blue Sky Watcher in my ballgame, the 6" "black beauties" are exactly the same. Mine rides on a EQ5 with yellow wooden tripod. No pics available, so use your imagination 
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Donnie
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As mentioned before, this is a 152 ED with a TV102 mounted on it. Actually, mounted on a dual plate setup.
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Donnie
Scopeless for a while now, too busy anyway.
About to change that!!
Wonderful wife.
Edited by Donnie (01/27/05 11:24 AM)
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pollux
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WOW
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nemo
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Tim,
You are right on about prices for CCD cameras going down in the future. Just ask anyone who bought a SBIG St7 about that. They saw the value drop by all most 50 percent in a very short time. This made those of us who were waiting to buy one very happy but let me tell you there were quit a few owners of this imager/camera who were very steamed. That is just the way it goes when it comes to electronic devices these days. They are all most obsolete before they hit the street!-poetic 
Dan
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Bill Grass
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Holy cow! 
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Scott Beith
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That 152ED/TV102 combo is making me drool.
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
Edited by Scott Beith (01/27/05 10:59 PM)
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Anonymous
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Scott - you chopped an inch off the poor guys scope - 152/102.
That is a great combination though - wow.
Harley
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Scott Beith
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Sorry - I'm correcting it now...
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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
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
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Anonymous
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Here's a pic of my C6-RGT after the changes - note the higher balance point.
Harley
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Anonymous
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And here's a closeup of the Telrad mounting plate
Harley
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Anonymous
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And - just for Pollux - flames
Harley
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pollux
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Not affecting me at all. Sorry 
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Anonymous
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come on Pollux - you know you like it - I expect to see flames on the Antares soon.
Harley
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pollux
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NOT A CHANCE MY BUD!
You will see the Sun rises from the west before you see me putting flame on my scope
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Scott Beith
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Harley,
1st: That scope looks GREAT.
2nd: How do you like the Telrad?
3rd: Did you buy the mounting plate or make it yourself?
The balance point of your scope is much improved - well done grasshopper.
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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
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
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