· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Cats & Casses Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 fetoma Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/26/06 Posts: 1098 Loc: NW Ohio Celestron C6 SCT tube size       #3429293 - 11/04/09 02:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   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!!! -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       mclewis1 Thread Killer Reged: 02/25/06 Posts: 3961 Loc: New Brunswick, Canada Re: Celestron C6 SCT tube size [Re: fetoma]       #3429444 - 11/04/09 03:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, Yup that's correct. I measured mine at 7" (177.8mm + or - a mm or two). -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       fetoma Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/26/06 Posts: 1098 Loc: NW Ohio Re: Celestron C6 SCT tube size [Re: mclewis1]       #3429541 - 11/04/09 04:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Mark. Since that is an odd size, what are you folks using? -------------------- 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) Post Extras:       Raven911 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/12/05 Posts: 1815 Loc: by Cloudcroft, NM Re: Celestron C6 SCT tube size [Re: fetoma]       #3429636 - 11/04/09 06:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I use a set of rings that have been converted to a three-point set-up. They are standard Orion rings sized appropriately. -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       mjtripper member Reged: 04/08/09 Posts: 60 Re: Celestron C6 SCT tube size [Re: Raven911]       #3429645 - 11/04/09 06:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   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. Post Extras:       Lane Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/19/07 Posts: 1515 Loc: Frisco, Texas Re: Celestron C6 SCT tube size [Re: mjtripper]       #3429686 - 11/04/09 06:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   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. -------------------- Mounts: CGEM, ORION SIRIUS, AT Voyager/motorized SCTs: C6, C8, C9.25, C11, Refractors: TV Pronto, Orion ED80 Post Extras:       fetoma Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/26/06 Posts: 1098 Loc: NW Ohio Re: Celestron C6 SCT tube size [Re: Lane]       #3429783 - 11/04/09 07:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   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. -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 8 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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