RichfromRoch
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Reged: 01/30/08
Posts: 69
Loc: Rochester, NY
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Thanks. This is my grab-and-go setup, and the SV90 is a great performer, especially for low-power sweeps of the sky. Then there are the color-free views of the Moon and Jupiter. The Unistar Light is at its limit with the SV90, but it would easily handle an 80mm or smaller scope. I eventually may look for a mount with more beef. The new KB Systems tripod is very steady, despite weighing only 7.5 pounds. Vibration times are in the one to three second range.
Rich
Rochester, NY
Edited by RichfromRoch (08/29/09 01:50 PM)
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Steve40
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Reged: 10/15/06
Posts: 24
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Here's my AP1200 with a couple cheap refractors on it. 
Steve
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DeanS
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/12/05
Posts: 945
Loc: Nicholasville, Kentucky
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Very nice, but if you ever want to upgrade and get rid of one of those cheap dime store scopes, just let me know 
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AP1200GTO AP900GTO
TOA-150 Tak E160
C9.25 Tak FS60C
SXV-H9 ST2000XM STV
8" LX200GPS
Meade 12" Lightbridge
Moonlite Focusers
www.doghouseastronomy.com
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Steve40
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Reged: 10/15/06
Posts: 24
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Thanks! As soon as Walmart starts stocking those sweet Christmas scopes, I'll be in touch! 
Steve
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Panza
sage
Reged: 09/26/07
Posts: 275
Loc: Lillehammer, Norway
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Here's my 900GTO. It just arrived yesterday. I am very happy. I was totally worth the wait and $$$$.
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10" LX200R
Astro Physics 900GTO
Losmandy G-11 (For sale)
Astro-Physics 2" MaxBright Diagonal
Some TV Eyepieces
Canon 1D Mk2 and 5D with EF lenses.
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Panza
sage
Reged: 09/26/07
Posts: 275
Loc: Lillehammer, Norway
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1 more:
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10" LX200R
Astro Physics 900GTO
Losmandy G-11 (For sale)
Astro-Physics 2" MaxBright Diagonal
Some TV Eyepieces
Canon 1D Mk2 and 5D with EF lenses.
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David Pavlich
Postmaster
Reged: 05/18/05
Posts: 8655
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90....
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Sure is pretty! More pictures once you get the scopes mounted.
David
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Proud Member; PAS NOLA,
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..."
A. Einstein
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Steve40
member
Reged: 10/15/06
Posts: 24
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Great---you'll love it!
On the GTO control box, are those little purple things covers to protect the RS 232 sockets?
Steve
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chuckscap
sage
Reged: 07/18/09
Posts: 215
Loc: Colorado Springs, CO USA
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My Orange C14 on it's original fork mount on my deck in Colorado Springs ... Spring 2005
Chuck
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Panza
sage
Reged: 09/26/07
Posts: 275
Loc: Lillehammer, Norway
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Quote:
Great---you'll love it!
On the GTO control box, are those little purple things covers to protect the RS 232 sockets?
Steve
Yes, they are just plastic covers. I don't have a laptop so they will be left on.
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10" LX200R
Astro Physics 900GTO
Losmandy G-11 (For sale)
Astro-Physics 2" MaxBright Diagonal
Some TV Eyepieces
Canon 1D Mk2 and 5D with EF lenses.
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Steve40
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Reged: 10/15/06
Posts: 24
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Hi again!
Did those covers come with the mount? I ask because I don't use those ports, and would like to keep them clean and protected.
Thanks,
Steve
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Panza
sage
Reged: 09/26/07
Posts: 275
Loc: Lillehammer, Norway
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Yes they did.
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10" LX200R
Astro Physics 900GTO
Losmandy G-11 (For sale)
Astro-Physics 2" MaxBright Diagonal
Some TV Eyepieces
Canon 1D Mk2 and 5D with EF lenses.
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saturn5
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Reged: 09/02/07
Posts: 43
Loc: Idaho
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Here is a picture of my Orion 90mm f/10 refractor setup that i use on my car roof at lunch time at work [graveyard] to look at the planets and moon. It's just in the first stage as i have a lot of work still to do to make it look nice. Setup weight is about 10 pounds. Why home made you ask. Well i want to keep every thing cheap price wise, in case the setup gets stolen from my car's trunk. I plan on hooking up a slow motion control or motor drive on the R.A. axis. In between the two wood disk is a lazy susan. And the legs are 1/2 inch metal conduit pipe with "u" shaped clamps to hold on the lower two legs.
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chuckscap
sage
Reged: 07/18/09
Posts: 215
Loc: Colorado Springs, CO USA
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Mewlon 250 on a Vixen Sphinx SXW ... a tad undermounted ...
Chuck
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sgcullen
journeyman
Reged: 05/17/07
Posts: 5
Loc: Rodeo, NM USA
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Here is my RCOS Professional Series Equatorial Fork Mount (.61m RCOS Ritchey-Chretien telescope on board)...
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David Pavlich
Postmaster
Reged: 05/18/05
Posts: 8655
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90....
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Quote:
Here is my RCOS Professional Series Equatorial Fork Mount (.61m RCOS Ritchey-Chretien telescope on board)...
Welcome. Now that's a dandy. Is your setup at a remote site or is this magnificent pile of hardware in your backyard? Really nice!
David
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Proud Member; PAS NOLA,
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..."
A. Einstein
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alpal
sage
Reged: 06/15/09
Posts: 204
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To Steve40
Those Starfire telescopes are hardly cheap LOL.
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Location: Melbourne Australia.
8" f6 custom built Newtonian with
EQ6 Pro mount.
Takahashi LE 5mm eyepiece & 2 x Tak. Barlow.
Williams Optics Eyepieces - 2" 40mm & 25mm, 1.25" 15mm & 9mm.
Saxon 11 x 70 binos.
Set of 11 Hirsh Optics 1.25" filters.
Set of 4 Orion 2" filters.
Antares 1.25" ALP filter.
+ One cheap 4.5" Newt. complete with eyepieces.
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alpal
sage
Reged: 06/15/09
Posts: 204
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sgcullen - that setup must have cost a fortune!
You make me feel like a cheapskate.
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Location: Melbourne Australia.
8" f6 custom built Newtonian with
EQ6 Pro mount.
Takahashi LE 5mm eyepiece & 2 x Tak. Barlow.
Williams Optics Eyepieces - 2" 40mm & 25mm, 1.25" 15mm & 9mm.
Saxon 11 x 70 binos.
Set of 11 Hirsh Optics 1.25" filters.
Set of 4 Orion 2" filters.
Antares 1.25" ALP filter.
+ One cheap 4.5" Newt. complete with eyepieces.
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sgcullen
journeyman
Reged: 05/17/07
Posts: 5
Loc: Rodeo, NM USA
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LOL...don't feel like a cheapskate...I just go overboard on things. This is actually in my backyard, but we have a pretty big backyard in a very remote area in New Mexico. There is also a 12.5" RC and, coming soon, an ASA N8 newtonian astrograph.
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David Pavlich
Postmaster
Reged: 05/18/05
Posts: 8655
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90....
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Do you have need for a 58 year old son?  That has to be the neatest looking backyard observatory I've ever seen. You must be quite proud!!
David
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Proud Member; PAS NOLA,
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..."
A. Einstein
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