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Old 26-11-2017, 08:22 AM
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That last photo has be imagining the dob saying “I’ll never be good enough to sit in that corner with those Takahashi snobs.”
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Old 26-11-2017, 09:23 AM
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I notice that the focuser is on an angle, does this mean that it's rotatable on the base plate?
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Old 26-11-2017, 09:26 AM
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I notice that the focuser is on an angle, does this mean that it's rotatable on the base plate?
Yes, there are two grub screws on the sides of the baseplate, you need a 2mm Allen key to turn them.
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Old 26-11-2017, 09:26 AM
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That last photo has be imagining the dob saying “I’ll never be good enough to sit in that corner with those Takahashi snobs.”
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Old 27-11-2017, 04:59 AM
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So I'm new here, and I'm excited to show off a new scope that arrived a few weeks ago. It's a CFF250RC (10" f/8). Here it is mounted on my Mach1GTO along with an SV80ST.

As you can see I'm primarily an imager and have two cameras for a dual scope/imaging rig that I am testing out: Moravian G3-16200M and QHY163M.
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Old 27-11-2017, 05:51 AM
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The CFF is a gorgeous scope!
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Old 27-11-2017, 05:53 AM
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The CFF is a gorgeous scope!
It sure is! It looks even better without the shroud on.
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Old 27-11-2017, 10:46 AM
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My latest scope purchase :

With thanks to Simon , I now have the perfect scope for my public outreach efforts at Mount Stromlo..... (I really never felt comfortable having people climb a ladder to my big scope's eyepiece)

For the princely sum of $250, I bought Simon's 10" GSO Dobsonian which had been unused for quite some time. The scope came with a perfect laser collimator, 8x50 RACI finder and Telrad finder as well as an extension tube.

Though dry stored, the mirror had a seriously thick layer of dust that had accumulated during storage. I got the scope home and dismantled it completely into its components, then washed both mirrors, the primary was left to soak for a few minutes before a soap and water wash revealed a decent mirror that had been hidden by the dust.

I then dismantled the focuser, cleaned it and replaced one screw and refitted it. Then I noted that the secondary was too far down the tube to line up with the focuser axis, so after a minor modification to the mounting, I had the optics aligned as they should be. A quick collimation with the laser showed all was lining up well but the collimation screws were a nuisance so out they came to be replaced with M4 x 30mm stainless cap screws.

Hoping for a "First Light" tonight


Pics: GSO 10", Clean Mirror, Collimation screws, Clean focuser and Finder
Is this the contingency scope in case of BTSA issues?

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No one (yet)
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Old 27-11-2017, 06:05 PM
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Very nice dual setup Joel

Good to know that Mach1 can simultaneously carry a 10" RC and a small refractor.
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Old 27-11-2017, 11:40 PM
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Very nice dual setup Joel

Good to know that Mach1 can simultaneously carry a 10" RC and a small refractor.
It can, and my initial tests with guiding are favorable. The total weight on top of the mount is around 55lbs (25kg). Now that Astro-Physics has "upped" the capacity weight, I'm still under the 65lb rating
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Family portrait

Family portait time!
WO FLT 110 (Gold Member) top, WO 66 Petzval (Mini Me) with guidescope to left and ASI1600 with EFW and OAG (Red Baron) to right.
Big Bertha needed a separate photo.
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Old 09-12-2017, 05:13 PM
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Phil is just as bad as Lewis
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Old 09-12-2017, 05:42 PM
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How good does that Star12ED look!!!
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Old 09-12-2017, 05:46 PM
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More than a bit miffed it wasn't offered back to me before sale, especially after selling it at a rock bottom price for a mate...
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Old 09-12-2017, 06:23 PM
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First he sells the TSA120, then the EM400 Tripod ......... what next ..... (Who says Phil is a hoarder ... )
Me hoard !?!?!

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More than a bit miffed it wasn't offered back to me before sale, especially after selling it at a rock bottom price for a mate...

Things can happen when you don't answer your phone
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Old 09-12-2017, 08:27 PM
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Mr Technology who doesn't send SMS's when people don't (can't) answer....
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Just a gratuitous flaunting of a few pics of my binoculars:
( I hope nobody is offended )

Taken at Mount Stromlo Observatory on New Year's Eve while waiting for the fireworks to start....

Takahashi TSA120F7.5 x 2
EMS-Matsumoto EMS-ULS
SW AZ-EQ6GT on Stilts
Takahashi TMT70300 Tripod
Casady 10Kg counterweight
StarGPS
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Just a gratuitous flaunting of a few pics of my binoculars:
( I hope nobody is offended )

Taken at Mount Stromlo Observatory on New Year's Eve while waiting for the fireworks to start....

Takahashi TSA120F7.5 x 2
EMS-Matsumoto EMS-ULS
SW AZ-EQ6GT on Stilts
Takahashi TMT70300 Tripod
Casady 10Kg counterweight
StarGPS
Who could be offended ..the Envious perhaps..Hope you've sent a pic or two over to theses folk..
www.takahashijapan.com

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Old 05-01-2018, 05:03 PM
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Really nice Matt. I watched a Brian Cox show last night. Was that your Gweneviere at Mt Stromlo? Cheers Richard.
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Old 05-01-2018, 05:36 PM
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Yes Richard, it was "Guinevere", alas no longer mine. Joe (OzEclipse) now takes care of her while I am planning the construction of "Sir Lancelot" , a planetary observation focused successor (f6 or longer) to be built during winter of 2018.
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