claytonjandl11
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Well after waiting almost 2 years I recieved my TEC 160FL Friday,
serial #15. The scope came in very well packaged and appears to be in
good shape. The scope itself looks beautiful, fit and finish are very nice. I also got the Baader 8x50 finder scope from TEC which has
an illuminated cross hair with a double circle target, if anyone has
this finder scope can they please tell me how many degrees the outer
circle is or where I can find out, I talked to Yuri about this and he
told me to count how many full moons it is across, but I'll have to
wait another month for that to happen.
I did get a chance to do a first light on Sat. for about 2 hours.
The transperencey was excellent, but the seeing was poor to below
average, in my neck of the woods that's the case 80% of the time.
Jupiter was just boiling, but DSO were ok especially globular
clusters, I was able to see individual stars all the way to the core
on M13 and M92 and the veil nebula really popped out without a
filter, the scope seems to have alot of potential, but more observing
will be required (it's a tough chore but someone has to do it). One
pleasant surprise was the Baader finder, it's the first finder that I
have found to work with no hassle, alignment was super easy, and the
illuminated crosshair with circle target was a joy to use. More to
come.
Nick T. 
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Cornado Solarmax 60
SV80ED NHNG
Stellarvue SV127 APO
TEC 160FL APO
TEC 110FL APO (On order)
DM6 W/Sky Comander
DM4 " " "
G11 W/GoTo
EPs, Set of Zeiss orthos, some Naglers, Ethos, TV zoom 3-6, 2-4
Edited by claytonjandl11 (08/26/08 03:01 PM)
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spaceydee
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congrats on receiving it! I hope you'll share some pictures! 
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Dee
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George Methvin
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Nice bet that is one nice scope. Have fun with it and hope you have clear skys.
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Tamiji Homma
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Wow, SV127 and next TEC160FL in the same year?
As Dee said, picture please!
Congrats! Enjoy great scopes.
Tammy
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Scott Beith
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Congrats on the new scope! 
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dlapoint
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Now thats a dream scope. Please post a few pics.
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Derek
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Starlighter
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Sounds wonderful. Congratulations. Enjoy! Wishing you clear skies.
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Dave LoPresti
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You must be thrilled. I hope you get some better conditions for it, soon.
  and we want pics!
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Dave L
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TEC 140 SN291
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Rusty
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Quote:
Congrats on the new scope!
I'm withholding any kudos until I see photos...  
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claytonjandl11
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Thank's for all the congrats. This Sat. I'm going to my clubs starparty, many members are itching to look thru the scope, and 1 member will bring his brand new AP160 so we'll do a shoot out and compare the 2 scopes. Hope to have a report a pics by next week.
Nick T.
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Cornado Solarmax 60
SV80ED NHNG
Stellarvue SV127 APO
TEC 160FL APO
TEC 110FL APO (On order)
DM6 W/Sky Comander
DM4 " " "
G11 W/GoTo
EPs, Set of Zeiss orthos, some Naglers, Ethos, TV zoom 3-6, 2-4
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JakeJ
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Wow, that is a dream scope - congrats!
What are you mounting that beast on?
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Mike Clemens
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dream scope !
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claytonjandl11
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Quote:
Wow, that is a dream scope - congrats!
What are you mounting that beast on?
Hi Jake,
I have it mounted on a DM6 with G11 tripod base, when I want to track I then use the G11 mount.
Nick T.
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Cornado Solarmax 60
SV80ED NHNG
Stellarvue SV127 APO
TEC 160FL APO
TEC 110FL APO (On order)
DM6 W/Sky Comander
DM4 " " "
G11 W/GoTo
EPs, Set of Zeiss orthos, some Naglers, Ethos, TV zoom 3-6, 2-4
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NHRob
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I sense the lens elements are out of alignment. Please ship it to me and I will gladly service it for you !!
Rob
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Canon 12x36 IS binos
TEC-140: #433 on CGEM
Faworski orthos (7,10,16.7mm)
stuff ...
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claytonjandl11
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I sense the lens elements are out of alignment. Please ship it to me and I will gladly service it for you !!
Rob
It's not the lense alignment, it's the oil between the lenses, it's about a quart too low
Nick T.
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Cornado Solarmax 60
SV80ED NHNG
Stellarvue SV127 APO
TEC 160FL APO
TEC 110FL APO (On order)
DM6 W/Sky Comander
DM4 " " "
G11 W/GoTo
EPs, Set of Zeiss orthos, some Naglers, Ethos, TV zoom 3-6, 2-4
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CESDewar
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A beautiful scope. It seems that more than a few people after a lifetime of trying out every scope under the sun, seem to settle in on a 6" premium APO - so there has to be a good reason for that!
A comparison with the AP offering would definitely be of interest, although I hardly think one could go wrong with either choice! 
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Chris Schroeder
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Congratulations Nick on your wonderful new scope 
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Chris
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claytonjandl11
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Well I did get one pic. of the the TEC 160FL this past Sat. at my club's star party I'll try to get more as soon as I can. I did have the shoot out with my friend's AP160, and I must say under the below average seeing conditions, it was basically a tie. Lots of detail on Jupiter, and colored stars had rich hues of color and really popped out in their star fields.
Nick T.
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Cornado Solarmax 60
SV80ED NHNG
Stellarvue SV127 APO
TEC 160FL APO
TEC 110FL APO (On order)
DM6 W/Sky Comander
DM4 " " "
G11 W/GoTo
EPs, Set of Zeiss orthos, some Naglers, Ethos, TV zoom 3-6, 2-4
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