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Reged: 06/16/09
Posts: 328
Loc: Eagar, Arizona USA
Re: What Do You Do?
      07/01/09 11:03 PM

Hi Carol,
Welcome to the world of observatories. Congrats on not having to set-up every night. I have a NexStar 11 GPS mounted on a Milburn Wedge that is mounted on a steel pier. It has an Astro-Tech 66ED APO refractor piggybacked on the scope. It is well counter-balance and has not been moved for months on end. No harm will come to the telescope, mount or anything else. Once it is aligned, simply hibernate it in the "utilities" menu. The next night or a month from now, you can simply wake it up and it will remember where it was. If you would like to see my observatory and NexStar11GPS with a piggybacked AT-66ED, click on my website below the signature. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Clear skies,
Bill

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Bill Logan
Logan Observatory
Eagar, Arizona, USSA
Elevation: 7,400 feet (2,600 meters) ASL

NexStar 11 GPS on Milburn wedge
Permanent steel pier
12' x 12' Roll-off-roof
WO ZS-66ED refractor
Meade DSI Pro II monochrome
Meade DSI II OSC
Orion 7nm Narrowband filters

73 de WB9SAT
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* What Do You Do? CarolG 07/01/09 08:15 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? JAT Observatory   07/02/09 01:46 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? David Pavlich   07/02/09 05:33 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? John Fitzgerald   07/02/09 07:25 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Bob Griffiths   07/02/09 08:34 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Scott K   07/03/09 03:40 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Luigi   07/03/09 10:33 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Galaxyhunter   07/03/09 10:44 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? lineman_16735   07/03/09 11:47 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? CarolG   07/03/09 04:57 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? csa/montanaModerator   07/03/09 05:19 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? John Fitzgerald   07/03/09 06:02 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? CarolG   07/03/09 08:19 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? David Pavlich   07/04/09 03:50 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? wb9sat   07/01/09 11:03 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? CarolG   07/02/09 12:20 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Scott K   07/02/09 01:05 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Chris SchroederModerator   07/02/09 08:42 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Bowmoreman   07/02/09 10:22 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? CarolG   07/02/09 12:08 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? rsbfoto   07/02/09 12:41 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? wb9sat   07/02/09 12:36 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? csa/montanaModerator   07/02/09 12:29 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Starman27   07/02/09 12:08 AM
. * Re: What Do You Do? csa/montanaModerator   07/01/09 10:53 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Pedestal   07/01/09 09:12 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? Scott K   07/01/09 09:29 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? andyschlei   07/01/09 09:20 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? mikey cee   07/01/09 09:20 PM
. * Re: What Do You Do? roscoe   07/01/09 08:42 PM
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