starrancher
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/09/09
Posts: 620
Loc: Northern Arizona
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Man , if that ES 127 ED doesn't look like a Meade scope , I don't know what does ! Nice setup !
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LXD75 AR5
LXD75 SN8
Series 4000 Plossls
Misc. other stuff
Fort Rock , Az .
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J_D_Metzger
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 05/13/04
Posts: 1477
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Meade originally planned to market it in the US, but didn't. It's now sold by several different companies. It's a triplet APO made in China, so not the same as an AR5...
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Clear skies,
J.D.
32°15'16.96"N 110°47'39.24"W
Celestron C11 & C6
Explore Scientific 127ED, TeleVue TV-76
Celestron CGEM, iOptron MiniTower, Vixen Porta
Canon 10x30 IS Binoculars
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frankcf5
member
Reged: 09/27/05
Posts: 32
Loc: Carbondale, Colorado
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"I've got the Blues" Star Dust Blue Stellarvues that is. SV 1st edition 115 TMB/LZOS lens and an SV102ED on a Stellarvue M6 mount at 7400 ft.
Frank
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12.5 Astrosystems Dob, Ostahowski optics, SC DSC
12.5 Custom dob, Jerry Wilkinson/ Galaxy Optics
Stellarvue 115,102ED, NH2
Box-O-Naglers, 1 Ethos
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1740
Loc: Utah
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Here is a poor picture of an outing from about three weeks ago. I apologize for the quality but I think it deserves a showing here.
Front, Televue 101 on a G-11, TEC 160 on a G-11, My 6"f/12 on it's CGE and Ziggy943's 6" f/17.5 D&G on his AP900. Remember when star parties use to be all big CAT's?
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 845
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Nice Frank! Terrific pair. And that blue SV102ED2 is indeed a rare Bird! 
Phil
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Phil
Intes M500 MCT (Teton Mods)
Stellarvue SV115EDT
Stellarvue SVR70ED Raptor
Orion ST80 f/5 w/Crayford
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV MG, SV Stablelock tripod, TV Gibraltar tripod, a rebuilt TV Gibraltar tripod with fixed Walnut/Oak legs, M1 on Bogen475
... Naglers, Panoptics, Stratus'
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mikey cee
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/18/07
Posts: 3531
Loc: bellevue ne.
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Hey Frank did you see the tram rail on Pikes Peak?  Mike
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7x35 and 10x50 sears tower binocs, 3" f/10 edmunds reflector, 2.4" f/11.7 manon refractor, 6" f/8 jaegers refractor, "The 8 Ball" 8" f/13.3 brandt refractor, 3" f/15.8 sans&streiffe refractor, 3.1" f/15 selsi refractor(towa 339), 2.4" f/15 sears refractor, selsi 30x30mm spyglass, criterion 5-draw 25x45x75x spyglass(1957), 4.25" f/14.8 tasco 20te.
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Brian L
super member
Reged: 11/17/08
Posts: 119
Loc: The garden paradise of Pittsbu...
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TEC version of the WO FLT-110 with a Vixen VMC-110L guidescope riding shotgun on a G-11. I love this freakin' scope!
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WO FLT-110 f/6.5, TEC optics
Losmandy G-11 Gemini
Meade 10" LX200 GPS/UHTC
Questar 3.5" Standard
Vixen VMC-110L
Canon 450D, unmodified
Assortment of TV Panoptic, TV Radian, Vixen LVW, and WO eyepieces
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Starlighter
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 4494
Loc: Sunny California
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Nice setup.
How does your VMC110L preform visually? The one I checked out at a dealer left a lot to be desired.
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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Brian L
super member
Reged: 11/17/08
Posts: 119
Loc: The garden paradise of Pittsbu...
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I'm okay with it for what I use it for- a guidescope. It's not intended to be used for observing in daylight, so if your impression was made in that scenario its not surprising that it didn't make a great impression. Considering what it cost, it does pretty well. It can't take high power very well, and there is some image shift and mirror flop. For $300 I wasn't expecting much, and it has exceeded my expectations for a $300 scope. I don't believe that these are made by Vixen nor are they up to the company's usual standards. The box mine arrived in said "Made in China", so I assume that they are just branded by Vixen. Poor manufacturing quality control might explain why some people like this scope and others do not. Would I recommend it to someone else as a guidescope? Probably not...stick with a short tube achromat. The mirror flop can be a little frustrating and there is no way to lock it. As an inexpensive starter scope on an alt-az for someone getting into the hobby, maybe.
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WO FLT-110 f/6.5, TEC optics
Losmandy G-11 Gemini
Meade 10" LX200 GPS/UHTC
Questar 3.5" Standard
Vixen VMC-110L
Canon 450D, unmodified
Assortment of TV Panoptic, TV Radian, Vixen LVW, and WO eyepieces
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1740
Loc: Utah
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Quote:
TEC version of the WO FLT-110 with a Vixen VMC-110L guidescope riding shotgun on a G-11. I love this freakin' scope!
Brian:
Very, very nice!  Thanks for posting the pictures.
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 37214
Loc: Frederick, MD
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That is gorgeous!
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   SLAP Observer (TMB130SS, SV102V, SV80ED)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 37214
Loc: Frederick, MD
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Quote:
"I've got the Blues" Star Dust Blue Stellarvues that is. SV 1st edition 115 TMB/LZOS lens and an SV102ED on a Stellarvue M6 mount at 7400 ft.
Frank
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SLAP Observer (TMB130SS, SV102V, SV80ED)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
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Bill Cowles
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 04/16/06
Posts: 1045
Loc: Utah
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I noticed you cut out my 10" reflector. 
Bill
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Lunt LS60TS50DS/B1200/FT (on order)
TV Gensis/Solarmax 60 filter
PST DS/Herschel Wedge/C4-R
C6-R /Atlas Goto/Moonlite CF2
12" LightBridge/Round Table
MCHP/8" Orion OTA/Ultima 2000
10" Discovery /Celestron SE-4
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 845
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Here's my SV115EDT and SVR70ED on an MG mount and Stablelock tripod.
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Phil
Intes M500 MCT (Teton Mods)
Stellarvue SV115EDT
Stellarvue SVR70ED Raptor
Orion ST80 f/5 w/Crayford
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV MG, SV Stablelock tripod, TV Gibraltar tripod, a rebuilt TV Gibraltar tripod with fixed Walnut/Oak legs, M1 on Bogen475
... Naglers, Panoptics, Stratus'
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 845
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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...one more.
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Phil
Intes M500 MCT (Teton Mods)
Stellarvue SV115EDT
Stellarvue SVR70ED Raptor
Orion ST80 f/5 w/Crayford
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV MG, SV Stablelock tripod, TV Gibraltar tripod, a rebuilt TV Gibraltar tripod with fixed Walnut/Oak legs, M1 on Bogen475
... Naglers, Panoptics, Stratus'
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Downward Bound
Adrenaline Junkie
Reged: 03/29/06
Posts: 2642
Loc: Seattle
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Hey Phil I think I see my house through your window 
I guess I should keep my blinds closed!
Nice looking scopes!!
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Bill
'flector: R200SS, 22" f/3.6 (on order)
'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, NP-127, TMB-152
'bins: 15x63, 10x52, 22x85
410+028B, Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11
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blb
sage
Reged: 11/25/05
Posts: 219
Loc: Piedmont NC
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I can't seem to figure out how to size my pictures so I can post them. HELP!
Thanks Buddy
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C-11, C-6, XT10i Dob, ETX125PE, TV102, & AT66
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jimandlaura26
super member
Reged: 11/19/03
Posts: 152
Loc: Northern VA
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Phil,
Great set-up! I'm kinda partial to SV scopes myself too. Anyway... (1) please describe the saddle and doveplate design for the SV-115EDT and SV-70R that you are using, and (2) how is the balance on the MG with everything hanging off one side of the mount? Thanks.
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Jim M.
Northern VA (NOVAC member)
Stellarvue 80ED & Stellarvue M-1 alt/az mount
Stellarvue 80S & Celestron ASGT GEM
Stellarvue 102A & Discmounts DM-6 alt/az mount
Celestron C8-XLT & Celestron CGEM
Coronado PST
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EdTheEdge
super member
Reged: 04/10/09
Posts: 140
Loc: Lomita, CA
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My El Cheapo G&G setup.
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Scopes:
Celestron SP-C6 F/5
Orion ST80 F/5
Orion 90mm F/10.1
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Mount:
Vixen Super Polaris
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Eyepieces:
Orion 25mm Sirius Plössl
Orion 15mm Expanse
Orion 10mm Ultrascopic
Orion 7.5mm HightLight Plössl
GSO 2X Barlow
Lumicon ND25
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Torrance,CA
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akman1955
sage
Reged: 09/07/09
Posts: 379
Loc: Alaska, USA
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 Hi, i had same problem...right click on picture then go too propertys.then edit, then image...go dowm too resize and change where the 100% is and save...keep going back till small enough.. i found 75% usually works, good luck,john
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