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stevew
Now I've done it

Reged: 03/03/06

Loc: British Columbia Canada

Post a picture of your Cat
#3410761 - 10/25/09 08:40 PM Attachment (1366 downloads)

Ok, how about CAT'S
C5-C8-C11

Steve

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stevew
Now I've done it

Reged: 03/03/06

Loc: British Columbia Canada

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#3410765 - 10/25/09 08:41 PM Attachment (935 downloads)

One more.

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Doug76
Long Achro Junkie

Reged: 12/05/07

Loc: Refractor Heaven

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#3410786 - 10/25/09 08:56 PM Attachment (822 downloads)

SW8, my newest. It replaces the C6.

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mcoren
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Reged: 01/11/06

Loc: Virginia, USA

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[Re: Doug76]
#3410900 - 10/25/09 09:51 PM Attachment (715 downloads)

I don't own this one anymore (thankfully!). This is a Dynamax 8 that I bought, used, in 1981. I kept it for way too long before getting rid of it.

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David Pavlich
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Reged: 05/18/05

Loc: Mandeville, LA USA

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[Re: mcoren]
#3411005 - 10/25/09 11:00 PM

It's not mounted, but this is my C14 after I replaced the stock tube with a Public Missiled CF tube:

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David

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Tony Bonanno
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Reged: 04/03/07

Loc: Santa Fe, New Mexico

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[Re: David Pavlich]
#3411101 - 10/26/09 12:01 AM Attachment (720 downloads)

Lousy weather keeps these in garage alot lately.. Vixen VMC260L (10.25" modifed mak-cass) and Takahashi Mewlon 210 (8.25" Dall-Kirkham).

Tony

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ahlberto
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Reged: 09/06/08

Loc: lisbon-portugal

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#3412365 - 10/26/09 04:08 PM Attachment (675 downloads)

My pride and joy.The amazing C8

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JoshH
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Reged: 11/07/08

Loc: Jefferson City, MO

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[Re: ahlberto]
#3412797 - 10/26/09 07:51 PM

Here is my Intes Micro MN-56 on the Unistar mount,

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RobertED
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/11/03

Loc: Johnston, RI

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#3412923 - 10/26/09 09:01 PM Attachment (714 downloads)

ORION's version of the C-11 on the Atlas mount!!

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pollux
artiste

Reged: 04/01/04

Loc: Burnaby Canada

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[Re: stevew]
#3413219 - 10/26/09 11:50 PM

Quote:

Ok, how about CAT'S
C5-C8-C11

Steve

What's wrong with you Steve?

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Phil Frederick
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Reged: 12/19/05

Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX

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#3413239 - 10/27/09 12:04 AM

Great pic Steve. Really gives a perspective of the relative size difference as one moves up in aperture. Not really apparent from mfr's ads or other pics posted here! Gives one pause when aperture fever strikes!

Phil

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RAKing
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Reged: 12/28/07

Loc: West of the D.C. Nebula

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[Re: Phil Frederick]
#3414326 - 10/27/09 03:38 PM Attachment (751 downloads)

This is "Old Faithful", my C925 carbon fiber SCT. I've upgraded the mount to a Mach1 and this is a great combination - easy to use with great views.

Ron

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Phil Frederick
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Reged: 12/19/05

Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX

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[Re: RAKing]
#3414755 - 10/27/09 07:23 PM Attachment (578 downloads)

Here's my little Intes M500 as modified for me by Mark at Teton. It got a new "Teton Blue" powdercoat finish and it got vents to help overcome the MCT cooldown issue.

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Phil Frederick
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Reged: 12/19/05

Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX

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#3414759 - 10/27/09 07:25 PM Attachment (524 downloads)

another...

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Phil Frederick
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Reged: 12/19/05

Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX

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#3414762 - 10/27/09 07:27 PM Attachment (563 downloads)

last one showing the vents.

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moonnerd
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Reged: 12/18/08

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[Re: Phil Frederick]
#3414774 - 10/27/09 07:34 PM

Phil - thats awesome! Is that new scope? I haven't noticed that in your stable before. You've got a PM heading your way.

cheers - Rob

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stevew
Now I've done it

Reged: 03/03/06

Loc: British Columbia Canada

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: pollux]
#3415160 - 10/27/09 11:02 PM

What's wrong with you Steve?

Hi My name is Steve, and I'm a scope-a-hollic

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Phil Frederick
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Reged: 12/19/05

Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: moonnerd]
#3415797 - 10/28/09 10:50 AM

Quote:

thats awesome! Is that new scope? I haven't noticed that in your stable before

Thanks Rob--but I guess the kudos should go to Mark at Teton who did all the work. I just paid the bill!

Not new--I picked up the scope on AM earlier this year. A part came loose during shipping and put a coupla' scratches on the tube which prompted the new paint job. Mark suggested adding the vents when he had the scope disassembled so in my mind it was a no brainer to give it a try. I've only had it out a couple of times but they do seem to help.

Phil

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Fox1971
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Reged: 01/27/09

Loc: Oregon

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: JoshH]
#3415851 - 10/28/09 11:14 AM

How do you like the MN56? I am thinking of getting one for a bit more aperture for my grab n go.

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JoshH
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Reged: 11/07/08

Loc: Jefferson City, MO

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: Fox1971]
#3416678 - 10/28/09 06:37 PM

I love my MN-56, I doubt I will ever part with it. I did a side by side with a Televue 102 this spring and while there were subtle differences, the performance was VERY close. Sharpness on and off axis was pretty much identical. Saturn was the only planet to compare on, but other than a little bit of difference in color, (the Televue had a more orange color), the detail was pretty much identical. One very slight difference, stars were just a small bit brighter in the Televue, however the background sky was darker in the Mak-Newt. This made open clusters just a bit better in the Televue, but because of the contrast, galaxies were better in the Mak-Newt. Keep in mind these were VERY slight differences, if we didn't have the scopes side by side I don't think you would ever notice the difference. When you consider the price, and viewing position, (on an alt-az mount I much prefer the eyepiece at the top of the tube), I would rather have the MN-56 over a 4" refractor. If you want super wide fields and are super sensitive to field illumination you might notice a slight darkening around the edged of a low power wide field eyepiece. I never notice this unless I'm being very critical and looking for it, I don't feel it detracts from the view however. I'm not sure if this is accurate but I've heard it said that the MN-56 gives a 2 degree fully illuminated FOV. Here is a quote of an earlier post I made about my MN-56,

"On a night of very good seeing I really got to see what my MN-56 could do. I ran out of power with my 5mm TMB planetary and a 2x barlow giving 305x, 61x per inch, and if I had a shorter focal length eyepiece I'm sure I could have went higher. The views of the Moon and Saturn were just stunning, razor sharp with lots of contrast. I also looked at Mars, and even though it was about 3 arc seconds in size at that time, I could still detect a polar cap."

Hope that helps,

Josh

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