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Old 09-01-2006, 08:41 PM
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I ticked Dob (the king of mounts ), EQ5 and other (the Slick photo tripod used on my short tube).
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Old 09-01-2006, 09:09 PM
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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

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 . 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
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Old 09-01-2006, 09:39 PM
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one day the dobbers will be outnumbered
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.
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Old 09-01-2006, 10:47 PM
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Just seeing how many people have changed or added eq systems into their "diet" since last time Paul.
How are you going to know Houghy? Was there a census taken before?
If so. I never saw it! So I'm not on it.

I have a 'Dob' mount and an 'AVD EQ Mount' (other)
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Old 09-01-2006, 11:59 PM
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one day the dobbers will be outnumbered
NOT
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Old 10-01-2006, 01:08 AM
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NOT
It's 31 to 14 already. How 'NOT' do you want it!

31 Non-Dob to 14 Dob.
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Old 10-01-2006, 08:47 AM
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Ah but if you look Ken closely you will see the trend mate - the eq mounts are increasing . with allowing for the stuff up 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 the dobs (now this is when i dive into the trench and raise the flag and waive ).....................I mean even Mike has an EQ platform.....
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Old 10-01-2006, 08:51 AM
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How are you going to know Houghy? Was there a census taken before?
If so. I never saw it! So I'm not on it.

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

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

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. so why not start now
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Old 10-01-2006, 09:11 AM
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i voted dob, motorized dob, shaken not stirred!
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Old 10-01-2006, 03:24 PM
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I like this thread.....now I can laugh at the current 16 dob owners.

I like to stir the pot just a little.....lol
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Old 10-01-2006, 04:18 PM
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I like this thread.....now I can laugh at the current 16 dob owners.

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

you are a wicked man Tony, but I agree
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Old 10-01-2006, 09:45 PM
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While Myscope is a Dob, I use most of the other types to.
Eq3, Eq5, Astroscan, Fork Mount.
The Dob still rules though !
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Old 10-01-2006, 10:24 PM
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Whats with all the polls?

Are you Polish houghy?
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Old 10-01-2006, 11:20 PM
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Just getting things moving a bit on the site. We need some healthy discussion!
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Old 10-01-2006, 11:27 PM
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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 !
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Old 11-01-2006, 06:57 AM
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31 Non-Dob to 14 Dob.
I almost didnt look in this thread at all, thinking that it didnt apply to dob owners
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Old 11-01-2006, 09:44 AM
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Just getting things moving a bit on the site. We need some healthy discussion!
Umm... we had some but...

Good on ya, I say.
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Old 11-01-2006, 08:09 PM
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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


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Old 23-01-2006, 10:28 PM
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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
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Old 24-01-2006, 01:01 PM
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. one day the dobbers will be outnumbered
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! 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 I dont trust 'em
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