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StargazerBill
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Loc: Catawba, VA
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Good match?
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37;23N 80;10W (Jet Stream Alley) 
Vixen ED100sf
Orion ST 120
Orion XT6i
Meade 8" SCT
Sky-Watcher 10" Dob
GSO 42mm Wide Field
Meade 5000 UWA 24, 18, 14, 8.8, 6.7, 4.7mm
Vixen NPL Plossl 30mm, 20mm, 15mm, 10mm
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BlueGrass
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Reged: 07/25/09
Posts: 85
Loc: Wasatch Front, UT
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Generally for visual, yes a good match. My 8" SCT came with my CG5-Adv and it works well in the basic configuration. If you start adding guide scopes, bigger finders, imaging equipment, another 11lb counter weight, then I've found that it taxes the mount some. Even when well balanced. I found that my CG5 works much better with my Eon 80 and imaging setup, only 1 11lb CW needed.
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Celestron 8" SCT
Orion EON 80 APO
Celestron CGEM/CG5-Adv
Orion ST80 SSAG
Canon 1000D / SBIG ST8300C on order
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StargazerBill
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Yes, this would be for visual only and with a pretty lightweight configuration.
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37;23N 80;10W (Jet Stream Alley)
Vixen ED100sf
Orion ST 120
Orion XT6i
Meade 8" SCT
Sky-Watcher 10" Dob
GSO 42mm Wide Field
Meade 5000 UWA 24, 18, 14, 8.8, 6.7, 4.7mm
Vixen NPL Plossl 30mm, 20mm, 15mm, 10mm
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rmollise
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Reged: 07/06/07
Posts: 4580
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Generally for visual, yes a good match. My 8" SCT came with my CG5-Adv and it works well in the basic configuration. If you start adding guide scopes, bigger finders, imaging equipment, another 11lb counter weight, then I've found that it taxes the mount some. Even when well balanced. I found that my CG5 works much better with my Eon 80 and imaging setup, only 1 11lb CW needed.
I've had no problem autoguiding my mount for as long as I wish with a 66mm APO guidescope piggybacked and a Canon DSLR or an ST2000 on the rear cell. I do need two counterweights, but I need that for anything beyond just the bare C8 OTA.
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Uncle Rod
Rod's New Book:
Choosing and Using a New CAT
Available now!
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Zebra24601
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Loc: San Gabriel Valley, CA 91770
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A perfect match for this thread. I'm just sayin' . . . 
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Zebra24601
Meade 8" SCT w/UHTC * Celestron 100ED * Celestron C11 * Celestron Firstscope 80EQ
Meade LXD55 mount * Orion Sirius goto mount
Bushnell Voyager 4.5" Compact Reflector * Barska 15x70 binoculars * Galileoscope * Really cheap Tasco spotting scope
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StargazerBill
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/27/07
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Loc: Catawba, VA
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A perfect match for this thread. I'm just sayin' . . .
just sayin' what?
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37;23N 80;10W (Jet Stream Alley)
Vixen ED100sf
Orion ST 120
Orion XT6i
Meade 8" SCT
Sky-Watcher 10" Dob
GSO 42mm Wide Field
Meade 5000 UWA 24, 18, 14, 8.8, 6.7, 4.7mm
Vixen NPL Plossl 30mm, 20mm, 15mm, 10mm
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StargazerBill
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/27/07
Posts: 521
Loc: Catawba, VA
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A perfect match for this thread. I'm just sayin' . . .
OK, I see. One post (one catagory) per topic. My bad.
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37;23N 80;10W (Jet Stream Alley)
Vixen ED100sf
Orion ST 120
Orion XT6i
Meade 8" SCT
Sky-Watcher 10" Dob
GSO 42mm Wide Field
Meade 5000 UWA 24, 18, 14, 8.8, 6.7, 4.7mm
Vixen NPL Plossl 30mm, 20mm, 15mm, 10mm
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burb scope
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Reged: 04/18/08
Posts: 57
Loc: Canton, MI
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If you go to telescopes.com and look up the Celestron CG-5 Computerized Telescope Mount (Item# CELE054), Q3 under Frequently Asked Questions states that "there is no way to adapt the C8 to that mount".
Are they crazy?  Don't they want to sell that mount?
It just goes to show that you have to do your research and get information and opinions from a community like CN.
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rmollise
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Reged: 07/06/07
Posts: 4580
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If you go to telescopes.com and look up the Celestron CG-5 Computerized Telescope Mount (Item# CELE054), Q3 under Frequently Asked Questions states that "there is no way to adapt the C8 to that mount".
Are they crazy? Don't they want to sell that mount?
It just goes to show that you have to do your research and get information and opinions from a community like CN.
Not necessarily crazy, just mistaken. I've never bought anything from them, but judging from their catalog and website:
1. They have some good prices.
2. Nobody there knows much about telescopes or amateur astronomy.
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Uncle Rod
Rod's New Book:
Choosing and Using a New CAT
Available now!
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Eddgie
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 02/01/06
Posts: 2703
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One of the best matches on the planet. Perfect mount for the prefect size do-all telescope.
And you can compliment it with a nice 4" achro refractor for wide field work at a later time. The CG5 is perfect for a classic f/10 Achromat.
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Celestron C14, CGE (Big Al)
Astro-Physics 6" f/8 (Buffy)
Televue 101 (No name, but I call it my Widescreen HD Space TV)
The night sky is my mistress. She seduces me away from all other lovers.
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