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Show off your LX, RCX setup

Started by Hawkeye , Jun 27 2004 09:46 PM
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#226 Astro_Slacker

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 02:56 AM

Dear all

Thought I might as well start off my first post with something completely useless :grin:

So here's my setup - please note the clever scope cooling solution and the light pollution filter mounted in front of the observers lens :cool:

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 06:16 PM

I can't get the camera far enough away in the observatory to get it all in, but here's a few pics anyway:

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#228 Jeff Young

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Posted 07 March 2006 - 06:17 PM

The wedge, pier, and trap-door going downstairs:

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#229 Jeff Young

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Posted 08 March 2006 - 02:17 PM

OK, I got carried away, so here's one more:

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#230 southmike

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Posted 08 March 2006 - 09:07 PM

nice shots...I love new equipment posts..

#231 NeoDinian

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Posted 08 March 2006 - 10:00 PM

THATS a MONSTER! :)

#232 heliospace

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Posted 19 March 2006 - 01:15 AM

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Here she rests in a JMI case which fits without modifying the foam for the feathertouch focuser knob, yay!

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Close up of the Starlight Instruments FeatherTouch MicroFocuser knob upgrade. ;> I love this thing

Well, there's the beginning of my new setup. Thought I'd finally share after taking pictures today. I finally got the beast out today for a little while. My lil' one was with me so I couldn't do too much observing :) cause he got mad. Soon though! Soon!

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#233 Big Steve

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Posted 19 March 2006 - 05:51 PM

Looks good Gandalf!
Lottery numbers must have come good in the end!
What did you do with your nice AR6?
Very nice setup though! I'm envious but I eventually got my 6"Achro(TS152 f8) and a Meade LXD75 SN8 to keep me happy over the summer months.

Lets just hope this crud weather in the UK shifts soon!

:bow: :bow:

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 04:06 PM

Here's mine.

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#235 LivingNDixie

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Posted 21 March 2006 - 03:56 PM

Is that a 12in?

#236 Guest_**DONOTDELETE**_*

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Posted 22 March 2006 - 09:47 PM

Is that a 12in?




Yes that's a 12.

#237 SkyHound

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Posted 12 April 2006 - 08:28 PM

Well here is My LX200..

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#238 mdine1us

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Posted 13 April 2006 - 05:08 PM

Okay, Might as well share a picture of my new toy too...As the sharp eyed observer can tell, I have the LX200R which I upgraded to from an early LX200GPS model.

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#239 upsguy

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Posted 24 April 2006 - 10:39 PM

nice scope FEDEX MAN, hmmm... i think that set-up looks REAL familiar. yup, i've seen it, er... looked through it. :lol:

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Posted 07 May 2006 - 01:21 PM

Just purchased 10" LX200R. Where did you get the case with wheels? I would like to have same. Nice!
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#241 mdine1us

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Posted 08 May 2006 - 11:00 AM

JMI makes cases for the 10" LX200, which have little caster wheels built in. (not like the big ones seen on the cases for the larger scopes)

I don't particularly like mine, but it is kinda the only thing out there. By the way, I originally bought the case when I had the 10" LX200GPS, and when I traded in the GPS for the LX200R, I found that the form factor of the LX200R is slightly different than the GPS, so I had to make some modifications to the interior foam so that the LX200R would fit. At any rate, I am not sure if JMI has a specific model for the LX200R scopes yet, so be aware, that you may have to hack on the foam a bit for your scope to fit...

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Posted 22 May 2006 - 11:58 PM

How about my 12" RCX????

#243 OjaiJeff

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Posted 23 May 2006 - 12:01 AM

[image]http://www.lalunasky.com/Observatory.html[/image]

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#244 krackerjack9

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Posted 23 May 2006 - 03:39 AM

NICE!!

#245 Dogman

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Posted 24 May 2006 - 07:33 PM

My first post - couldn't find an intro section - is there one?

My 12" LX200 with Artemis 285 and ED80 Guider with Ambermile balance weights.

Cheers

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#246 CRSEREDA

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Posted 24 May 2006 - 08:43 PM

I have never seen a wooden wedge is stable enough?

#247 Dogman

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Posted 25 May 2006 - 03:06 AM

Yep - it's very stable during use, but it does tend to 'settle' over a prolonged period.

Cheers

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#248 CRSEREDA

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Posted 25 May 2006 - 10:11 PM

thats awsome do you by anychance have plans for it or something?

#249 Dogman

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Posted 26 May 2006 - 06:28 AM

No - sorry - a chap I work with made it for me (I'm useless at making things) - there are some reasonably close up photos on my website though......

#250 Keith Myers

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Posted 22 June 2006 - 08:31 PM

Don't have any pictures of my brief interaction with my LX200R but I really enjoyed all the pictures of everybody's setups.

Keith
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