2 new members of the family

cventer · #1 22-10-2005, 12:38 AM

After a long wait my 2 new family members are united....yeah baby....

I needed a mount that can carry between 50 - 70lb while imaging and when an MI250 came up 2nd hand I couldnt help myslef. I then needed to get pier made up for it so had a friend who owns a fabrication company make up a pier for me entirely in stainless. The end result is just awesome. Now lets hope this thing performs as well as my current G-11 /Gemini.

http://www.dslrfocus.com/mi250/

This obviously means cloud in melbourne for at least a week hence the indoor setup and test run....

Best Regards
Chris Venter

RB (Andrew) · #2 22-10-2005, 01:06 AM

Can't wait Chris,
Looks like an awesome setup.
Well done.

davidpretorius · #3 22-10-2005, 02:05 AM

can i borrow it for star camp???

looks great mate!

ving (David) · #4 22-10-2005, 08:19 AM

if that cloud hit sydney you are in big trouble!!!

oh hang on, its already here

sturdy looking setup there

[1ponders] (Paul) · #5 22-10-2005, 08:53 AM

Sweet looking setup Chris

You sound a happy man

h0ughy (David) · #6 22-10-2005, 08:56 AM

is there a bridge missing its Pier?? that looks awesome! and here i am thinking the eq6 was steady

atalas · #7 22-10-2005, 10:47 AM

Very nice setup there Chris ....I'm curious why you decided to go with the MI250 instead
of a Titan .

rumples riot · #8 22-10-2005, 11:20 AM

Nice looking equipment, how do you find the celestron? Mount looks very sturdy also.

elusiver · #9 25-10-2005, 11:16 PM

how much does that pier weigh chris?? looks sturdy as.. nice setup.. *droooool*

el

cventer · #10 26-10-2005, 10:05 AM

Thge Pier column weighs about 50lb and the legs about 13lb each. Its easy to break down and transport.

Paul, the C925 is an wesome scope. I went with the Carbon Fribre XLT version and am impressed with the optics, weight and ablity to hold focus with Temp changes.

Louie, I went with MI250 instead of Titan becuase of 2 things really. 1 Price. I paid much less for the MI250 than a Titan and 2 the MI250 has an outstanding reputation and is compared in capability to the AstroPhysics AP900 in terms of its load and imaging abilities. Also I dont need to carry as much weight as the Titan allows. I can load 70lb on the MI250 for imaging which will be plenty when I finaly get a 12" RCOS sometime in my life.

Regards
Chris