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Old 15-04-2016, 10:40 AM
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Hi all thought I would show off my new/old mount I grabbed off Zane here last week , it arrived yesterday .

Its a very nice bit of gear , very very solid and last night on the moon discovered it tracks beautifully , and once adjusted and balenced the slip clutches allow extreemly smooth movements around the sky and slo/mo controls work excellently , I am impressed .

As you see it holds the iStar with ease and a hard ! smack on the tube dampens in about 1 second , impressive solidness . Just look at those legs !! I am a bit of a leg man myself .

I will post more when I fit the C9.25 .

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Looks real good Brian

That mount should qualify for the bargain of the year....the Istar looks perfect on it.

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Old 25-04-2016, 04:46 PM
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Big CAT , Small CAT

If anyone is interested , my C90 and C9.25 side by side .
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Old 25-04-2016, 05:30 PM
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Old 25-04-2016, 05:39 PM
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Old 25-04-2016, 05:56 PM
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Old 26-04-2016, 12:05 PM
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Now that I have had a few opportunities to test out my new "Grab, Grunt & Go - Planetary and Lunar" scope I thought I might post a portrait or three of it:

Takahashi TOA130NFB with Baader 2" ClickLock visual back, Baader Zeiss T2 Prism diagonal, Televue Binovue and Takahashi LE eyepieces on T/Rex Mount & Berlebach Planet tripod.
Monoviewing is done with the Baader BBHS-Sitall 2" ClickLock and a mix of XW, XF, LVW, Delos and the Termi-Nagler 31.

(P.S. I blame Allan for the idea and Steve for making it happen and Colin for providing a part of the funds for it )
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Old 26-04-2016, 12:12 PM
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Isn't that just beautiful
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Old 26-04-2016, 12:18 PM
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Isn't that just beautiful
Thanks Colin, added you to the list of culprits....
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Old 26-04-2016, 02:08 PM
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Flash looking setup Matt. I wasn't overly keen on the Tak green T-Rex alone but it looks very good with the TOA130 and their matching colours.

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Old 26-04-2016, 02:20 PM
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Yeah the Tak green reminds me of school toilets, just needs some eggshell in it

But what a scope
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Old 26-04-2016, 02:54 PM
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Very Impressive Matt ....

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Old 26-04-2016, 03:17 PM
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You blokes must earn a hell of a lot more than I do because something like that is naught but a dream for poor old me. Very impressive though I must say
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Old 26-04-2016, 03:23 PM
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You blokes must earn a hell of a lot more than I do because something like that is naught but a dream for poor old me. Very impressive though I must say
I am but a poor SFR (Self Funded Retiree) but thanks, I just choose telescopes instead of fine wines, restaurants, fancy cars etc. For 50 years these scopes were just a dream for me also......
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Old 26-04-2016, 09:05 PM
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Here's my slightly modified CPC11 HD, single arm dual mount. The refractor saddle is mounted on an extension of the main shaft going through the plastic cap of the clutch knob.
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Old 28-04-2016, 04:36 PM
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Beautiful telescope and mount Matt. Complete with matching tripod and dining setting. You really have an eye for detail.
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Old 28-04-2016, 04:52 PM
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Beautiful telescope and mount Matt. Complete with matching tripod and dining setting. You really have an eye for detail.
Thanks Allan, I just got the SkySurfer V fitted to the FQR-1 today and will fit 10x60 finder on the right of the scope when Claude sends me a bracket for it.
Cloudy again tonight here in Canberra.

Unfortunately I am having to spend a small fortune on new furniture etc to keep the astro budget appearing quite reasonable.....
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Old 28-04-2016, 05:05 PM
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Thanks Allan, I just got the SkySurfer V fitted to the FQR-1 today and will fit 10x60 finder on the right of the scope when Claude sends me a bracket for it.
Cloudy again tonight here in Canberra.

Unfortunately I am having to spend a small fortune on new furniture etc to keep the astro budget appearing quite reasonable.....

Does that mean you bought new furniture to match the tripod?
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Old 29-04-2016, 12:02 PM
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Long Scope

One very long Scope .... f/15

I ' bodged ' up a set of rings with thick felt ..Peter Tan rings still not here....

Bus loads of Focuser movement....

and it cloudy and raining .... still no chance to use it yet...

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Old 01-05-2016, 06:13 PM
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That looks so cool, Colin , hope it performs as good as my wife's 80mm f12.5 Mizar , these early Japanese scope's really perform , ours has zero CA at any powers on any object ,it's a very nice scope , just like yours .

You should name this beauty ' Tooth pick ' .

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Old 01-05-2016, 09:31 PM
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Thanks Allan, I just got the SkySurfer V fitted to the FQR-1 today and will fit 10x60 finder on the right of the scope when Claude sends me a bracket for it.
Cloudy again tonight here in Canberra.

Unfortunately I am having to spend a small fortune on new furniture etc to keep the astro budget appearing quite reasonable.....
I see the other problem you have. Your eyepiece cabinets at the back look like they are full of trinkets. You better get that sorted out.
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