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Old 29-05-2013, 10:49 AM
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I can see a nice sucker hole there Roger
haha, true And to think I didn't follow it
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Old 31-05-2013, 03:59 AM
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Last week I got a very good 40cm Dobson for $1500 with a GSO mirror. Here the images.
http://skysurfer.eu/dobson.php
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Old 31-05-2013, 07:55 AM
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Last week I got a very good 40cm Dobson for $1500 with a GSO mirror. Here the images.
http://skysurfer.eu/dobson.php
I have to admit the first thing I noticed was the lush green garden! and I immediately thought "that's not Australia!"
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Old 05-06-2013, 06:16 PM
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Vixen NA140mm Scope.

Vixen NA140mm f/5.7 Achromat Petzval Design ( improved colour and flat field ) ...these don't ' show up ' to often...if fact..in the 5 years since I've been on this Site, I've seen 1 only up for grabs.

It's ' BIG ' ...but surprisingly light for it's size .... and my StellarVue M1 holds this VERY steady indeed.....I was apprehensive in the beginning doing this...but ...even with a ' deliberate ' bump, the Scope settled with in a second or so....surprised me ...!!

Being an Achromat, a 2" inch Baader Fringe Killer Filter is a must have for those ' brighter objects ' .......but where this Scope really excels is the Wide Field views it gives at 140mm Aperture.

Mind you...a ' T-Rex ' would be my choice of Mount for this....but that's for another day.....and yes...as per usual ...it's overcast and raining here right now...why am I not surprised ..

Now for the clouds to go away ........

Flash
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Old 05-06-2013, 06:23 PM
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Nice !!!
definitely need a T-Rex for that one!
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Old 05-06-2013, 08:31 PM
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Finally got my ideal set up for visual and imaging. I decided to fit the FSQ-106 to the EM-200 and the TOA-130 to the PMX.
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Old 06-06-2013, 03:07 PM
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Finally got my ideal set up for visual and imaging. I decided to fit the FSQ-106 to the EM-200 and the TOA-130 to the PMX.
Very Nice indeed Steve.....

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Old 06-06-2013, 04:32 PM
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Finally got my ideal set up for visual and imaging. I decided to fit the FSQ-106 to the EM-200 and the TOA-130 to the PMX.
Beautiful setups Steve,
(..... every time my wife complains about me spending $$$ on astro gear I show her pictures of your stuff and tell her that she is lucky that my spending is under control ....... )
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Old 06-06-2013, 05:44 PM
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Thanks Col and Matt. Apart from looking good the Taks certainly perform brilliantly. I often have the guilts looking at the amount of stuff I've collected over the years, but these bouts only last for about five seconds or so.
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Old 06-06-2013, 06:39 PM
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Thanks Col and Matt. Apart from looking good the Taks certainly perform brilliantly. I often have the guilts looking at the amount of stuff I've collected over the years, but these bouts only last for about five seconds or so.
if it really bothers you looking at them, I am happy to store them for you!
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Old 06-06-2013, 06:53 PM
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My Takahashi Mewlon 300 and EM400

Pretty rough and ready picture of the Mewlon 300 in action late one midnight/morning :-)

Will get a better action shot some other time
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Old 10-06-2013, 04:25 AM
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Here is my 10" tuned dob, and my binos: Mark V, WO and TS, but I have two Mark V binos, both tuned :-)
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Old 10-06-2013, 04:28 AM
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...and back side Tuned Mark V bino vs WO bino...

So, I will sell one Mark V bino!
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Old 10-06-2013, 11:08 AM
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Well typically it's been nothing but rain and sucker holes for the entire New Moon weekend so I haven't even had a chance to play with my new Orion Autoguider setup. So I moved the mount under cover to route all the cables and recollimate the OTA.

It's not the most glamorous setup but I'm happy with it, 8" f/5 Skywatcher 'Black Diamond' + modded/cooled 450D, Orion ST80 + SSAG, on an older EQ6 which I've 'shoestring modded' for the Orion's ST-4 input an recently cleaned and tuned.
Bring on the clear skies!
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Old 18-06-2013, 08:32 AM
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Seen one Tak, seen them all ....... but I just can't help myself
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Old 22-06-2013, 09:28 AM
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I've always wanted to post here for a long time, and I think I finally can.

This is a home built 10inch F4 Serrurier Truss with Carbon Fibre Truss segments, moonlite, mirrors from Orion Optics in the UK, guitar string spider.

I use a QHY8 and 1000d with a TS-9 OAG and a QHY5L-2 guidecam.
Mount is an NEQ6pro.

Now if only the skies cleared when the moon wasn't out!!

Cheers
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Old 22-06-2013, 01:07 PM
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Alistair,

Looking good
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Old 22-06-2013, 01:15 PM
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There'll be dark clouds over Box Hill for weeks and you have nobody to blame but yourself! Nice scope though .........
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Old 23-06-2013, 10:53 AM
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I finally got my new Servocat and Argo Navis up and running on my Lightbridge 16. Goto and tracking are working perfectly, a real joy to use!.
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Old 23-06-2013, 12:11 PM
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My birthday present, Tak Sky 90, @ the IISAC last weekend.

Her first time under the stars.

Logie.
A few quipment changes since my last post here in Oct 2010: TOA. MX. FS60CB. Robofocus. Love all things Tak
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