You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Telescope Specific Forums >> Meade ETX Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) 1_old_dog sage Reged: 09/07/07 Posts: 435 Loc: Smoky Mnts Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: jgraham]       #2994481 - 03/20/09 01:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   thanks John I'm using elcheapo MA25's in ours, only because those are the only matching pair we have. We will get another set soon but for now these EP's give us great views. Bino viewing with the ETX60 adds yet another dimension to this underrated scope. OD -------------------- old stuff but good stuff http://chu65nang67.us/nam/vietnam.html Post Extras:       rob0260 super member Reged: 01/31/09 Posts: 114 Loc: Teulon, Mb., Canada Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: jgraham]       #3043270 - 04/14/09 11:35 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice scopes here. Here's mine. Etx-80 in my observatory. I've outfitted it with a homemade dewshield, piggyback camera adapter, semiflexible focus extension and a 9v 600mA power supply which seem to work fine. If you look close enough, you can see the masking tape I put on the topside of the inner tube assm. for indexing the focal point with various ep's, barlows, imagers, etc. -------------------- SN8, LXD75, ETX 80, 4 1/2 inch Newtonian, DSI-C, Meade series 4000 eyepiece set, Antares ub2s barlow, antares 5x barlow, 10x50 binoculars. Post Extras:       Thierrys journeyman Reged: 11/08/08 Posts: 32 Loc: Mru, Indian Ocean Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: rob0260]       #3051235 - 04/18/09 06:10 PM Attachment (54 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is my ETX-125 PE with a 8x50 GSO finder. Very nice finder by the way! -------------------- 5" Meade ETX-125 Coronado PST 10x50 Nikon Action Extreme 10x50 Nikon Action Post Extras:       Remy Bosio Zeit-Meister Reged: 03/02/04 Posts: 10347 Loc: Kenner, LA. Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: Thierrys]       #3051377 - 04/18/09 07:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   125PE -------------------- REMY Meade ETX 125PE 102mm.F-7 Ref. Sears 60mm.Ref. UCNROSN Member: Baton Rouge Ast.Soc. "Life Member" Pontchartrain Ast. Soc. Inc. President:Beachview Heights Civ.Assn. American Legion,Post 0133 http://pasnola.org/ "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" Post Extras:       Elias_Jordan member Reged: 12/26/08 Posts: 74 Loc: Derby, Kansas Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: Remy Bosio]       #3060473 - 04/22/09 08:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Love the Happy astronomer look! Then Rob0260 is that entire Observatory for the ETX??? Post Extras:       JAT Observatory Got Cookies? Reged: 02/20/05 Posts: 6782 Loc: Eastern PA Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: Elias_Jordan]       #3069970 - 04/27/09 08:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The ETX90 is a small flexible scope that I have used in various configurations over the years. Here the piggy-backed my old LXD-55: -------------------- -Marcus The problem with free speech is even the stupid have a voice. http://www.jatobservatory.org Currently a SV102A, WO 66mm & 10" LX200GPS OTA on a Paramount ME (these OTAs subject to change without notice) Post Extras:       JAT Observatory Got Cookies? Reged: 02/20/05 Posts: 6782 Loc: Eastern PA Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: JAT Observatory]       #3069974 - 04/27/09 08:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here it is being used as a guider mounted on top of the 10" LX200GPS -------------------- -Marcus The problem with free speech is even the stupid have a voice. http://www.jatobservatory.org Currently a SV102A, WO 66mm & 10" LX200GPS OTA on a Paramount ME (these OTAs subject to change without notice) Post Extras:       JAT Observatory Got Cookies? Reged: 02/20/05 Posts: 6782 Loc: Eastern PA Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: JAT Observatory]       #3069988 - 04/27/09 08:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Last here is the ETX90 back on its forks in solar observing mode. -------------------- -Marcus The problem with free speech is even the stupid have a voice. http://www.jatobservatory.org Currently a SV102A, WO 66mm & 10" LX200GPS OTA on a Paramount ME (these OTAs subject to change without notice) Post Extras:       rob0260 super member Reged: 01/31/09 Posts: 114 Loc: Teulon, Mb., Canada Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: Elias_Jordan]       #3071164 - 04/27/09 05:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes, my lucky etx has the observatory all to itself. I do plan on upgrading to a 8 inch newtonian on a goto as soon as my income tax refund arrives. -------------------- SN8, LXD75, ETX 80, 4 1/2 inch Newtonian, DSI-C, Meade series 4000 eyepiece set, Antares ub2s barlow, antares 5x barlow, 10x50 binoculars. Post Extras:       Backscatter member Reged: 02/20/09 Posts: 10 Loc: Puget Sound, USA Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: rob0260]       #3087466 - 05/05/09 10:05 PM Attachment (53 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is my ETX-80 still in its primitive state, not alot of bells and wistles yet -------------------- -------------------------------------------- Meade ETX-80AT-TC, Meade 4500 Newtonian Meade 25mm & 9.7mm S Plossi, Swan 15mm EP Celestron 2x Barlow Ultima SV Zhumell EP & filter set w/Barlow No room for my golf clubs Post Extras:       rob0260 super member Reged: 01/31/09 Posts: 114 Loc: Teulon, Mb., Canada Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: Backscatter]       #3089777 - 05/07/09 12:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I like your homemade dewshield Backscatter. Is that a 4" ducting pipe and how far past the objective is the end of the pipe? -------------------- SN8, LXD75, ETX 80, 4 1/2 inch Newtonian, DSI-C, Meade series 4000 eyepiece set, Antares ub2s barlow, antares 5x barlow, 10x50 binoculars. Post Extras:       Backscatter member Reged: 02/20/09 Posts: 10 Loc: Puget Sound, USA Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: rob0260]       #3093830 - 05/09/09 02:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks rob Looks like rest of my post cut off below the photo... There is 3.5" to 4.0" of extension depending on rotation of the whole tube (typical use is 3.75”), and it will extend to 5" or 6", by rotating the segments a couple of degrees. It was an extra piece of dryer venting and it’s for making complex angles. I sprayed the inside with several heavy coats of a spray can of bed liner touch up paint (heavy texture, flat black), and the outside with a can of metallic blue. The shield fits with the lens cap on, though not quite as far down. Sometime I just keep the shield on, as the lens cap threads sit within the opening, or it sits tight with a little angle to the cap (the corrugated end expands). There has been no marring or scratches to the scope finish. Its pretty light, but sturdy. Rummaging through the garage...go figure. I'm doing another with flexible aluminum vent hose for my 4500. -------------------- -------------------------------------------- Meade ETX-80AT-TC, Meade 4500 Newtonian Meade 25mm & 9.7mm S Plossi, Swan 15mm EP Celestron 2x Barlow Ultima SV Zhumell EP & filter set w/Barlow No room for my golf clubs Post Extras:       cnstarz professor emeritus Reged: 12/22/07 Posts: 549 Loc: Kentucky, USA Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: Elias_Jordan]       #3096525 - 05/10/09 04:18 PM Attachment (38 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's an old Pic of My ETX-60 with DSI, messing with Polar mode. Hope to get some more scope time soon. Cheers, -------------------- Matt Apogee 50mm BB scope ETX-60 BB Meade 70-az 5" DIY Newt (wip) C6-N on CG-4 GEM Gallery Post Extras:       jgraham Postmaster Reged: 12/02/04 Posts: 6751 Loc: Dayton, Ohio Re: Post a Pic of your ETX! [Re: cnstarz]       #3214485 - 07/12/09 09:51 PM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It's been a while since I had my little ETX-60BB out, so when I recently had it set up along with my ETX-125PE I decided to grab a quick picture of the pair sitting nest to each other. -------------------- -John ================================================ Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5" Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130 Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC Tasco 60mm Refractors Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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