bartine
professor emeritus
Reged: 10/03/07
Posts: 608
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My very nice optically 10" LX200 - circa 1999
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tim53
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 12/17/04
Posts: 1434
Loc: Highland Park, CA
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I just got this (see my "carrion" thread in this forum), and am still tweaking the collimation and tightening things up here and there, but so far, it's looking to be a winner!
-Tim.
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"We`re just waiting looking skyward as the days come down.
Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"
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Zotty
super member
Reged: 07/24/09
Posts: 127
Loc: The Netherlands
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Don't you just love getting home from work only to find out the postman came by  The setup is not complete yet, but it surely qualifies as a picture of a CAT!
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GSO 8" RC ♦ WO Megrez 72FD ♦ Losmandy G11 Gemini ♦ Atik 314L+ ♦ Starlight Xpress 2" wheel with Astronomik filters ♦ QHY5
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Lane
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/19/07
Posts: 1494
Loc: Frisco, Texas
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I thought I would try a dual scope setup, to avoid lugging two mounts around all the time. Here is the CGEM with a C9.25 and ED80 mounted on an ADM side by side. Damping time is still under 2 seconds even though it is at the limit of the scope - 40 lbs of equipment and 40 lbs of counterweights. Kind of surprised at how easy it was to balance too.
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CGEM, ORION SIRIUS, AT Voyager
OTAs: C6, C8, C9.25, C11, Pronto, ED80
Orion 9x63, Fujinon 10x50 & 16x70
Ethos 13, 17 Nagler 9t1,12t4,16t2,22t4 Panoptic 27,35
Antares 1.6x, TV Powermates 2x & 4x, TV Barlow 3x, TV Plossl 8,11,13
Baader Hyperion 21, 8-24 Zoom, UO HD Ortho 6,7,9,12,18
TMB Planetaries 3.2,4,5,6,7,8, Pentax XW 10,14,40
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skybsd
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 596
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Nice collection there!
How do you mount each of them?
Regards,
skybsd
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skybsd
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 596
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Hi David,
Really good job you did there..,
I'm not brave enough myself..,
Regards,
skybsd
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Wes James
Post Laureate
Reged: 04/12/06
Posts: 3450
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My Cat??? Sure! 
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Wes
Atlantic Beach, FL
Some bino’s from Miyauchi 5x32 Binon's up through Garrett 20x110 Signature's,
Some telescopes from a Stellarvue 80mm NHNG up through a couple of 8” reflectors…
And a wonderful 4.25" Delmarva Shiefspiegler!
Some good friends, made here on C/N.
Oh- several cats and a wonderful wife!
Anyone want a cat???? :-O
"When your work speaks for itself- Don't Interrupt" -Gamble Rogers
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 844
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Wes,
It's clear who rules at your house! Ahhh, the arrogance of those little critters.... 
Phil (who is also ruled by a Cat!)
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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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Lane
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/19/07
Posts: 1494
Loc: Frisco, Texas
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Quote:
Nice collection there!
How do you mount each of them?
Regards,
skybsd
I usually use the Sirius mount and C8 in the backyard because it is pretty fast to setup and takedown. So I can get a couple of hours observing done on a work night.
If I am really short on time I usually use the ED80 on the AT Voyager mount.
When I have a lot more time to view, like on a weekend or when I travel to the dark site, I always use the CGEM and either the C11 or C9.25. I will also set up the AT Voyager with the ED80 along side the CGEM to get some good wide field views. I decided to try out this new dual mount idea to see if could eliminate having to take the AT Voyager mount with me all the time. After trying it out last night on the moon and a few star clusters I was very impressed. It also solves the dew issue for me too. Having the scopes on the same mount means I don't need two dew controllers and two batteries, I just need to plug two wires in the dew controller on the CGEM.
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CGEM, ORION SIRIUS, AT Voyager
OTAs: C6, C8, C9.25, C11, Pronto, ED80
Orion 9x63, Fujinon 10x50 & 16x70
Ethos 13, 17 Nagler 9t1,12t4,16t2,22t4 Panoptic 27,35
Antares 1.6x, TV Powermates 2x & 4x, TV Barlow 3x, TV Plossl 8,11,13
Baader Hyperion 21, 8-24 Zoom, UO HD Ortho 6,7,9,12,18
TMB Planetaries 3.2,4,5,6,7,8, Pentax XW 10,14,40
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Danno2006
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/25/06
Posts: 661
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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C14 on a G11
Edited by Danno2006 (11/07/09 06:49 PM)
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skybsd
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 596
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Hey Danno,
Kindred sprits we are.,
Nice!
Regards,
skybsd
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Fordracer1
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/05/04
Posts: 830
Loc: Springfield, MO
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Here is my Carbon Fiber tube Nexstar 11 GPS with Starbright coatings and Hyperstar getting ready to do some imaging at a recent club star party:
And here it is currently in the observatory on my G11 side by side with an Orion 120ST guide scope:
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John Moody
Losmandy G-11
Orion 8" Newt w/Moonlite CR1 motofocus
Baader MPCC
NS11 GPS Starbright Carbon Fiber
Orion 120ST
Meade 5000 80/480 Triplet APO
WO .8 Reducer
15X70 & 25X100 SkyMasters
Modded Canon 40D
Stiletto IV Pro
WO Binoviewer
http://panthercreekastro.mysite.com
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Danno2006
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/25/06
Posts: 661
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Quote:
Hey Danno,
Kindred sprits we are.,
Nice!
Regards,
skybsd
Thanks - much appreciated.
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ETXer
member
Reged: 09/03/09
Posts: 22
Loc: Rockville, MD USA
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My early 80s C8 with a Byers drive
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Allan
Celestron Celestar 8 Deluxe
Early 80's Celestron Orange Tube C8 w/ Byers Drive
Meade ETX 90EC
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25182
Loc: NE Ohio
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Waiting for dark (C14/NJP).
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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
ST-10XME, DSI Pro
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25182
Loc: NE Ohio
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Closeup
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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
ST-10XME, DSI Pro
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Danno2006
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/25/06
Posts: 661
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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John - quite the futuristic picture.
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7331Peg
professor emeritus
Reged: 09/01/08
Posts: 718
Loc: North coast of Oregon
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Not the best picture, but this is a real cat with a real dog.
The C11 is in Massachusetts now and the CGE is in Ohio. But the dog is still here, and now he's guarding a C9.25, and I'm still waiting for him to take a picture of it ..............
John
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starquester
sage
Reged: 09/03/04
Posts: 465
Loc: Three Rivers, MI U.S.A>
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Neat setup,
Never saw a camera in front of a Cat before, How did you do it?
Alan
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Alan D. Otterson
Windy Ridge Observatory
41-58.966N
85-43.069W
Alan Otterson
Founder&Owner
A Yahoo Observatory Group
Flip Top & Clamshell & Rubbermaid Observatories
http://tinyurl.com/yz9ckk
The Nikon D40 Astrophotography Group
http://tinyurl.com/5j8qw2
A Yahoo Astrophotography Group
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David Pavlich
Postmaster
Reged: 05/18/05
Posts: 8645
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90....
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Quote:
Neat setup,
Never saw a camera in front of a Cat before, How did you do it?
Alan
That's a Hyperstar lense and can be seen here. This will explain the whole thing.
David
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Proud Member; PAS NOLA,
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..."
A. Einstein
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