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christurner
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Reged: 06/24/08
Posts: 171
Loc: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Hello everyone. Yes, believe it or not I won at Bingo. $5000 jackpot to be exact YYippeee.. I wanna go CCD camera shopping. I have a 12 lx200 ACF f/10. I am willing to spend it all on the camera so I can get the best quality for that price. Any recommendations?
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Chris and Family
Nova Scotia, Canada
Dark Sky Country
www.spatialenergistics.com
Platforms:
Meade LX200 ACF 12"
newstar 5.1" reflector
26mm plossl meade
13mm Ethos
Kendrick Digi10 Dew System
A wife that understands!
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Joseph Gillman
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/06/05
Posts: 2769
Loc: Aston, PA
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Lol congrats. I hear Canada has taxes, you might want to put some of your winnings away to cover that before figuring your budget  I assume you already have a wedge and have done PEC?
what are your imaging goals?
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Bob Griffiths
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Reged: 10/10/05
Posts: 6556
Loc: Frederick Maryland
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Heck with 5 Grand in your pocket I'd start thinking of getting an observatory...
Honestly I could have almost built 3 observatories with 5 grand.. just think no more lugging equipment outside, no more setup time, and no more lugging equipment back into the house/garage whern you finish for the night...
Bob G.
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CPC1100
Nexstar 8i + GPS & Rays Brackets
Denk S1 power switch
Orion 100 mm Refractor
Meade LXD 55 ...AR-5 127 mm Refractor
Exploradome Observatory S.I.E. (Smiling Irish Eyes)
Gerbring Heated Motorcycle clothing in the winter
39*21'03" N
77*28'12" W
The sky over my head....
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chicot
super member
Reged: 09/30/08
Posts: 189
Loc: Liverpool, UK
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Do you already have a wedge and a guidescope/OAG? If you figure on getting into AP, you'll want to set aside some of your winnings for these if you don't already have them.
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Meade 10-inch LX200 classic
Williams Optics ZII80
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider
Meade DSI III
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headinsky
member
Reged: 12/01/06
Posts: 50
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Hi i agree with bob, if you have the room and your serious
enought to be thinking about purchasing a high end ccd then to get the most out of your scope time, you will definatly benifit having your scope housed in a observatory. From experience of moveing around my friends lx200 12" and my own 10" lx200gps both of which are in my opinion to heavy to lugg aroung by one person,the benifit is especially true, when you concider the scope setup time needed for excellent ccd image resaults ,which once done on a permanant pier needs only slight serviceing every 2month or so.
well thats my pennys worth anyway, Heck your so lucky you'll probably win an observatory ....lol
concrats on the win.
regards
ian
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christurner
super member
Reged: 06/24/08
Posts: 171
Loc: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Hahahaha ! thats funny headinsky! Camera will wait , I have a DSI2 now, but I don't got that observatory. YET. Off to the LumberMart tomorrow!
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Chris and Family
Nova Scotia, Canada
Dark Sky Country
www.spatialenergistics.com
Platforms:
Meade LX200 ACF 12"
newstar 5.1" reflector
26mm plossl meade
13mm Ethos
Kendrick Digi10 Dew System
A wife that understands!
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Matthew Ota
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 04/30/05
Posts: 1095
Loc: New England
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I would rather spend 5 grand on an observatory than a CCD camera. I have been lugging my LX250GPS around for over ten years and it is getting harder and harder to do it as I get older.
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Matthew Ota
Meade LX250GPS 10 inch SCT (Frankenscope)
Orion ED 80
ETX-90 OTA
Coronado Helios 1 H-alpha
TheSky 6 Pro
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headinsky
member
Reged: 12/01/06
Posts: 50
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Chris Good decision, please keep the group updated with your biuld progress should you go ahead, and take LOTS OF PHOTOS,and back them up!!! i took lots of my biuld,and thier all on a broken hard drive, i will try to recover them, but I SHOULD HAVE SAVED THOSE MEMORYS TO CDROM..
REGARDS
IAN
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RonBurgundy
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Reged: 06/16/09
Posts: 252
Loc: Philadelphia
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Wow! That's quite exciting! I would love to have an observatory all to myself. I agree with Ian, please update us with your project. Although some of us apartment dwellers can't have an observatory, it sure is great to see a fellow astronomer fulfill that dream 
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Kipp Ginsburg
8" LX200-ACF
Orion 120mm F/5.0 Piggybacked Refractor
Meade UWA Set [4.7mm-30mm]
DSI-II
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