Whats your mount now???

[h0ughy]

this is a general question to find out what has changed in 8 months or so within the forum equipment wise. :)

edit: - I now have the EQ6 with synscan and the meade 12" lx200. :)

[wavelandscott]

No changes in the year...still a Dob man...

[ving]

got 2 mounts now.... the original dob and starfinder EQ. :)

[asimov]

I ticked EQ5 & other......Still got my EQ (homemade) for the 12.5" newt. My 'newest' mount would be my lil' EQ mount I use for the bino's...I think it's an EQ2 or something like that..

[iceman]

Where's the dob mount h0ughy?

[h0ughy]

that the other category, I can't coun't past ten (I miscounted what I was posting and forgot to put then in, can you edit and add?)

[h0ughy]

have to admidt that i didn't think anything under eq3 was worth a mention :lol:

[Astroman]

I only have a dob and a TAL-1 EQ, dont use it anymore though.

[asimov]

"have to admidt that i didn't think anything under eq3 was worth a mention :lol:" < by the meister..

You'd be spot on I would suggest! :thumbsup: Not bad for bino's though.

[iceman]

I added Dob for you :)

Oh I should've added EQ platform as well :)

[h0ughy]

TA Mike

[33South]

EQ6+SS

Other is an LX90 fork mount, no wedge

[janoskiss]

I've still got the EQ5, but it will be up for sale as soon (now that the ED80's gone). The Dob is winning on all fronts. I'm looking at getting an AZ mount (maybe a Vixen Porta mount??) for a grab-n-go setup with a mak/refractor/??? further down the track....

[Astroman]

doh cant change mine now, restart :D

[xstream]

I reckon you should of had Alt-Az in there as well Dave.

[Robert_T]

it's obviously a Dobber's world ;)


pity us poor equatorialists :sad:

[Dave47tuc]

Well this year I have a GS EQ mount. :)

About the same as a eq4. I hope to get a bigger mount later in the year. Maybe Stu's LXD75 or a heq5.
But if $$ are good a Losmady G8 will be the go. :)

[Stu]

Rob, looks like we were the only two people to tick LXD75. I'm sure there was a few LXD55's in the "other" section though.

I just motorised my AZ3 which is fantastic, I'll post in the ATM section soon, it's about to get even more modified!

[rumples riot]

Houghy, you know that all the Dob owners will come out of the woodwork and vote on this. I did not read all the thread, so am wondering what you are hoping to achieve here?

Paul

[acropolite]

LX90 ALT-Az and a wedge, yet to be christened....:D

[mickoking]

I ticked Dob (the king of mounts;) ), EQ5 and other (the Slick photo tripod used on my short tube).

[h0ughy]

Just seeing how many peo[ple have changed or added eq systems into their "diet" since last time Paul. Its the censis we need to have :lol: . one day the dobbers will be outnumbered ;)

ps I am keeping an eye out on the 3333 post, you will be the first to find it ;)

[Stu]

Maybe when the chinese make a losmandy G11 clone that is good enough to carry a 16" GSO dob, tracks well, and costs only 20 bucks.

Nah... Not in my lifetime.

[ballaratdragons]

How are you going to know Houghy? Was there a census taken before? :confuse3:
If so. I never saw it! So I'm not on it.

I have a 'Dob' mount and an 'AVD EQ Mount' (other) ;)

[mickoking]

NOT ;)

[ballaratdragons]

It's 31 to 14 already. How 'NOT' do you want it!

31 Non-Dob to 14 Dob. :lol:

[h0ughy]

Ah ;) but if you look Ken closely you will see the trend mate :help3: - the eq mounts are increasing :P . with allowing for the stuff up :scared: on my behalf of not having alt az in the list and a few dobbers selected other before mike fixed that up, i would say that 14 eq's, say 18 or 19 dobs and about 8 or 9 alt az so far, ;) now add a wedge to that alt azzers and you have an eqmount (sort of), therefore the eqer's will dominate :prey2: the dobs (now this is when i dive into the trench and raise the flag and waive :lol: ).....................I mean even Mike has an EQ platform..... :wink2:

[h0ughy]

Ken throughout the year there have been a few posts about what scope you have etc so a rough comparison can be made there :lol:

But we might make it a yearly censis item to take stock of what is what on the site to see the trend over a few years. :lol: so why not start now :wink2:

[davidpretorius]

i voted dob, motorized dob, shaken not stirred!

[Striker]

I like this thread.....now I can laugh at the current 16 dob owners.

I like to stir the pot just a little.....lol

[h0ughy]

you are a wicked man Tony, but I agree :lol: :wink2:

[gaa_ian]

While Myscope is a Dob, I use most of the other types to.
Eq3, Eq5, Astroscan, Fork Mount.
The Dob still rules though !

[slice of heaven]

Whats with all the polls?

Are you Polish houghy? :lol:

[h0ughy]

Just getting things moving a bit on the site. We need some healthy discussion!

[gaa_ian]

Interesting results, no surprize on the Dobs but ....
Imagine doing the same poll with the poor unsuspecting public.
I think the EQ3's and < would be the main scope mounts.
Not that they would be getting used much !
If only Shops like Australian Geographic would sell at least 1 dob in their lineup !
The number of people sticking with astronomy would increase 10 Fold !

[Starkler]

I almost didnt look in this thread at all, thinking that it didnt apply to dob owners :whistle:

[Stu]

Umm... we had some but...

Good on ya, I say.

[DRCORTEX]

The Dob to start, but if I'm still into this in 12 months, I'll be keeping my eyes firmly open for an EQ5 or 6, that can later be motorised


Neo ( Lance )

[Ziggy Stardust]

My Mead LX200 is still Alt~Az, standard fork set up, but a cusotm wedge is on the drawing board!

My 6inch Helios Skywatcher is on an EQ3, motorised, not the best in the world, but does the job.

My littl Borge, is on a modified porfessional movie camera moutn from the 1970's.... smooth and clean, it works a dream for manual sky work...in polar aliment ( the old dodgy eye alinged set up ;) )

I'd love to get a EQ5 or 6 mount, with cleaned and calibrated gears... and driven by my notebook!!! for the refractors..but hey I'll dream on for now...The Losmandi's are just too far away from my bank balance!!

Tony

[fringe_dweller]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! :sad: remember the hg wells martians had tripod legs! beware of you mounts! it will be like 'i robot' and the terminator rolled into one t :scared: I dont trust 'em :rolleyes: