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Pages: 1 core scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 02/23/08 Loc: Mostly in Norman, OK CPC925 on the Int'l Space Station!       #5328426 - 07/21/12 03:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   NASA's installing a modded CPC925 in the ISS, just launched today via Japan's H-2B rocket - 'scope's pointed down to earth though Anyone care to list the mods done/ equipment used from the pictures provided? ( link to feature article with full size pics ) Post Extras:       mclewis1 Thread Killer Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: New Brunswick, Canada Re: CPC925 on the Int'l Space Station! [Re: core]       #5328476 - 07/21/12 03:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Interesting, it's finally launched. There was an earlier thread on this around here somewhere. Peter, what makes you think it's a C925? I can't find clarification about the exact type of scope anywhere. To me it actually looks like a C8 (rough judgement from the size of the DSLR). DSLR Hyperstar CPC800 motorized focuser assembly modified arms (widened with a set of custom mounting plates ... ota is now offset substantially to the front) batteries mounted on the base No hand controller (likely PC connection) Post Extras:       Sorny super member Reged: 03/15/12 Loc: Southern MN Re: CPC925 on the Int'l Space Station! [Re: mclewis1]       #5329706 - 07/22/12 12:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Look at the picture... It is clearly a CPC925. You can go to the project page, and blow the picture up. Post Extras:       katie sage Reged: 11/06/11 Loc: Southern Maryland Re: CPC925 on the Int'l Space Station! [Re: Sorny]       #5332697 - 07/24/12 08:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It it a CPC925. It looks like Starizona's Hyperstar and their MicroTouch focuser are going along for the ride also. There are more photos of it HERE. Interesting. Post Extras:       fernando jorge sage Reged: 10/15/09 Loc: Montevideo, Uruguay Re: CPC925 on the Int'l Space Station! [Re: katie]       #5333031 - 07/24/12 12:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice pictures indeed. Off he goes!!! Where no CPC has gone before Post Extras:       DarthNebula member Reged: 10/27/08 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: CPC925 on the Int'l Space Station! [Re: fernando jorge]       #5405020 - 09/05/12 02:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW...that is cool! Post Extras:       Blaise member Reged: 09/05/12 Loc: Austin, Texas Re: CPC925 on the Int'l Space Station! [Re: DarthNebula]       #5417179 - 09/12/12 12:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good choice NASA. Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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