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fetoma
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Reged: 09/26/06
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Loc: NW Ohio
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I have a C6 SCT on the way but have a CGE mount. I would like to order a set of rings before the scope gets here and need to know the tube size. All I found in the archives is 180mm. Can anyone confirm that for me please?
Thanks!!!
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Frank in NW Ohio
Vixen CF VC200L and R200SS
Meade SN-10
Celestron 9.25" SCT
Meade 8" f/6.3 SCT
Intes-Micro M73
Stellarvue 80/480 LOMO Triplet
Takahashi FS-60C
Celestron CGE
QHY8 and SXV-H16
www.jerseydevilastronomy.com
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mclewis1
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Reged: 02/25/06
Posts: 3961
Loc: New Brunswick, Canada
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Frank, Yup that's correct. I measured mine at 7" (177.8mm + or - a mm or two).
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Mark
C11, C6, APM/TMB115, and AT80ED - Tandem mount CGE and CG-5A, WO EZ-Touch and AT Voyager
25x100s and 8x56s, T-Mount Light, Mark 1 eyeballs - Modded 350D, DSI-P, SPC900, Mallincam
Just because you can doesn't necessarily mean that you should
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fetoma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/26/06
Posts: 1098
Loc: NW Ohio
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Thanks Mark. 
Since that is an odd size, what are you folks using?
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Frank in NW Ohio
Vixen CF VC200L and R200SS
Meade SN-10
Celestron 9.25" SCT
Meade 8" f/6.3 SCT
Intes-Micro M73
Stellarvue 80/480 LOMO Triplet
Takahashi FS-60C
Celestron CGE
QHY8 and SXV-H16
www.jerseydevilastronomy.com
Edited by fetoma (11/04/09 05:59 PM)
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Raven911
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/12/05
Posts: 1815
Loc: by Cloudcroft, NM
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I use a set of rings that have been converted to a three-point set-up. They are standard Orion rings sized appropriately.
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http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Raven911/Astrophotos/
http://www.eye-of-the-raven.blogspot.com/
My list of second-hand and home-made stuff:
Celestron SC6
Celestron C9.25
100mm F6/76mm F4.5/80mm F5/SV NHII 80mm F6 Achros
SBIG ST7/Canon 300D/DSI Pro Mono/Starshoot DSCI
8 inch F7 Newt on Edmund EQ
8 inch F4.5 Project Astrograph
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mjtripper
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Reged: 04/08/09
Posts: 60
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Out of curiosity why use rings instead of a dovetail adapter? I have a C6 and hope to some day have a bigger mount that will probably have the larger saddle on it.
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Lane
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/19/07
Posts: 1515
Loc: Frisco, Texas
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Scopestuff has big rings, which can be ordered with or without the 3-point adjustment screws.
http://scopestuff.com/ss_rings.htm
If you are trying to piggyback this or put it on a side-by-side plate then you want to get the 3-point option. If you are not doing one of those things then you really don't need rings you just need a dovetail.
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Mounts: CGEM, ORION SIRIUS, AT Voyager/motorized
SCTs: C6, C8, C9.25, C11,
Refractors: TV Pronto, Orion ED80
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fetoma
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/26/06
Posts: 1098
Loc: NW Ohio
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My CGE takes a Losmandy dovetail, not the CG-5 (Vixen) style. I don't want to use a dovetail adapter either since I will use the scope for imaging. I also want to piggyback a guidescope on top of it.
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Frank in NW Ohio
Vixen CF VC200L and R200SS
Meade SN-10
Celestron 9.25" SCT
Meade 8" f/6.3 SCT
Intes-Micro M73
Stellarvue 80/480 LOMO Triplet
Takahashi FS-60C
Celestron CGE
QHY8 and SXV-H16
www.jerseydevilastronomy.com
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