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14-12-2005, 08:21 PM
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EQ Dob?!
now for the long awaited perfectly balanced equatorially mounted dobsonian pics you have all been waiting for....
I got the weights today
4 x 2.5kg weights from rebel sports did the job great
next stop webcam....
enjoy!
i even mowed the grass
(many thanks to chris (33south) for making this possible
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14-12-2005, 08:36 PM
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looks great david, how do you find the tracking?
14-12-2005, 09:42 PM
lots of eyes on you!
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hey two dave are tracking with dobs!!!
14-12-2005, 09:45 PM
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Very very impressive ving. Great looking mount.
14-12-2005, 09:47 PM
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Vingo,
14-12-2005, 09:56 PM
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Congrats Ving. First the chair now the mount. u are moving up and up.
14-12-2005, 09:58 PM
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Nice one Ving!
14-12-2005, 10:25 PM
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Congratulations are in order Cap'n Ving, I see you be cummin over to the dark side.
14-12-2005, 10:38 PM
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Ving,
15-12-2005, 06:11 AM
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He's got an 8" newt OTA, Mick.
Looks great David, how's it track? Getting used to polar alignment, or are you just doing it rough for visual right now?
Look forward to helping you get through the early days of imaging!
15-12-2005, 06:16 AM
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And which webcam are you going to get, hmmmm?
15-12-2005, 09:04 AM
lots of eyes on you!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
He's got an 8" newt OTA, Mick.
Looks great David, how's it track? Getting used to polar alignment, or are you just doing it rough for visual right now?
Look forward to helping you get through the early days of imaging!
don't listen to those eq platform boys ving, stick to listening to the true tracking brigade!!!
15-12-2005, 09:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
He's got an 8" newt OTA, Mick.
Looks great David, how's it track? Getting used to polar alignment, or are you just doing it rough for visual right now?
Look forward to helping you get through the early days of imaging!
polar alignment is a bit rough but ok for visual atm... i havent had much of a chance to got out and do any viewing tho. I am guessing that i wont have much time for viewing till next year (not that far away). I only just got it balanced yesterday arvo so I havent tried tracking yet.
as for which webcam, i dont know yet. I have a really cheap one which has done really crisp moon shots but it wont do for anything else me thinks... maybe get a good one for my b/day in march
15-12-2005, 09:38 AM
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oh yeah, it has a RA drive only but it should track for a bit... when i get there
15-12-2005, 11:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ving
now for the long awaited perfectly balanced equatorially mounted dobsonian
No probs, I hated seeing it neglected in the garage, nice picture, looks like a real telescope now.
The ol' Coronas went down treat on that really hot day, I remember it reasonably well - my birthday.
Cheers
16-12-2005, 12:36 PM
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its funny, cheryl said it look like a realy telescope now too...
16-12-2005, 01:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ving
oh yeah, it has a RA drive only but it should track for a bit... when i get there
Mine only has RA drive. That's all you will need unless you want to get very precise imaging.
16-12-2005, 01:09 PM
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Yeah .... funny how lifting the OTA out of a wooden Dob box will make it look like a real telescope!!!!!!!!!!
Funny how all the Dob Brigade can't wait to get their scope on an EQ mount
(now to sit back and watch the bile flow) LOL
16-12-2005, 02:22 PM
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I am keeping my dob rocker for when my scope travels
so there!
16-12-2005, 02:39 PM
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Hey Matt...is that your nice way of saying "dobs SUCK!!"
Don't be subtle, were all friends here....or we were.
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