Celestron 1100 Edge HD CGEM DX

zzkenc (Lokie) · #1 28-08-2012, 11:56 AM

my first scope has arrived after so long of a wait.. can't wait for the skies to clear and test it out.
took an hour to put it all together... what a work out for my brains... they need more pictures for the instructions

Astro_Bot · #2 28-08-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zzkenc

my first scope

Congratulations! An EdgeHD 1100 as first scope? Wow, that's "boots and all".

I hope you have many years of enjoyment (and I'm a bit envious).

loki78 (Jon) · #3 28-08-2012, 05:35 PM

Yeah the CGEM DX is a serious mount to start off with too!

Congrats and clear skies to you!!!

brian nordstrom (As avatar) · #4 29-08-2012, 07:54 PM

Nice scope and mount set up there Lokie . Hope you get some clear skies to really see what this baby will deliver , nice .
Like your man cave there .
( wish my 1st scope was one of these )

.
Brian.

FlashDrive (Poppy) · #5 29-08-2012, 08:19 PM

That's nice alright ...!!

Flash ..!!

04Stefan07 (Stefan) · #6 29-08-2012, 09:06 PM

Very nice scope, enjoy it! I am hoping for clear skies tomorrow night as it's cloudy and raining tonight

trek1701 (Mark) · #7 29-08-2012, 09:20 PM

Congratulations!

That’s some impressive first scope.
May I ask where did you get it from?

Enjoy Mark

Rod771 (Rod) · #8 29-08-2012, 10:06 PM

Nice work Lokie!!! looks good mate

, did you end up getting outside with it

JZG (Jason) · #9 30-08-2012, 08:07 AM

That's a beautiful new toy. Have fun.

zzkenc (Lokie) · #10 31-08-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by trek1701

Congratulations!

That’s some impressive first scope.
May I ask where did you get it from?

Enjoy Mark

mate got it from the US of A

brian nordstrom (As avatar) · #11 31-08-2012, 06:30 PM

Hey Lokie where has Marks question dissapared to ? on the quote that you replied to on this one ?
Sorry to be a downer but I have had a few or my quotes and questions to threads here deleted lately for no reason ?

. Whats going on Mod's ?.
On the US of A import of this beauty ,

how did you wrangle this ? Celestron are very strict on private imports and frown on them ?
Brian .

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Originally Posted by zzkenc

mate got it from the US of A

Astro_Bot · #12 31-08-2012, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by brian nordstrom

Hey Lokie where has Marks question dissapared to ?

It's still at Post #7.

zzkenc (Lokie) · #13 03-09-2012, 02:11 PM

managed to find Saturn and Mars. seen the moon. couldn't miss that thing hahhahha. going away for a month. so the next run with the scope will be octorber