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astrogeorge

Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 77
Location: Kirkcaldy
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Posted: Aug 09 15:21 Post subject: Venus |
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Hello All,
Here is my latest image taken on the 6th August at 4.33am, I used my Celestron 100mm f9 Apo Refractor with Meade Apo 2x barlow lens & Meade DSI.

_________________ Celestron C100ED-R, Meade LX200 10" & Series 5000 80mm Apo, Coronado PST
EQ6 Pro with GPS
Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces & 2x Apo Barlow
Tele Vue 4x & 5x Power Mate
Meade DSI Colour & DSI II Pro, Image Source DBK 21, Canon Eos 400D |
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Solar B
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 138
Location: Dalgety Bay
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Posted: Aug 11 22:09 Post subject: |
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Nice work George,glad to hear that you are using a 100ED
and that you are ridding yourself of that mirrored device
Brian _________________ " Gentlemen only ever use Refractors " |
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Cosmic

Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 190
Location: Dunfermline
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Posted: Aug 11 22:41 Post subject: |
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Yes George well done!
I pick up my new beastie on Saturday Meade LX90 8inch SCT with GPS so lets see what that's like.
Cosmic
l _________________ Meade LX90 UHTC 8" SCT
Celestron Nexstar 5SE SCT
Mintron MTV-12V6HC-EX ccd video cam
15x70 Astro Binoculars 10x50 Binoculars
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astrogeorge

Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 77
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Posted: Aug 12 08:01 Post subject: |
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Hope you get some clear skies! I'm looking to get a new scope myself but I don't know whether to go for the new Celestron EdgeHD 11 OTA or the William Optics FLT 132 APO Triplet. Any comments?
I'm also considering an older Meade ETX200 10" OTA EMC Coatings. _________________ Celestron C100ED-R, Meade LX200 10" & Series 5000 80mm Apo, Coronado PST
EQ6 Pro with GPS
Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces & 2x Apo Barlow
Tele Vue 4x & 5x Power Mate
Meade DSI Colour & DSI II Pro, Image Source DBK 21, Canon Eos 400D |
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Cosmic

Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 190
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Posted: Aug 12 16:11 Post subject: |
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George
I guess you need to speak to Pete he has one of the big apo's but I guess whichever you go for will be fine i wouldn't mind alook at your set up one night to see the canon |Eos for astrophotography.
Cosmic _________________ Meade LX90 UHTC 8" SCT
Celestron Nexstar 5SE SCT
Mintron MTV-12V6HC-EX ccd video cam
15x70 Astro Binoculars 10x50 Binoculars
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astrogeorge

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Posted: Aug 12 19:25 Post subject: |
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Not a problem Geoff, I will pm you with my contact details and we can get something sorted out. _________________ Celestron C100ED-R, Meade LX200 10" & Series 5000 80mm Apo, Coronado PST
EQ6 Pro with GPS
Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces & 2x Apo Barlow
Tele Vue 4x & 5x Power Mate
Meade DSI Colour & DSI II Pro, Image Source DBK 21, Canon Eos 400D |
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Solar B
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 138
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Posted: Aug 12 21:29 Post subject: |
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Refractor wise the Meade 127 or the Equinox 120 would easily be
as well corrected as the WO 132 for half the price,ive read some
average reports about the 132 on CN but never anything bad about
the other two,the Equinox tends to just beat the Meade in tests.
My dream refractor in this size would be an FS 128,but again i doubt
that even this legendary scope would be any better.
Brian _________________ " Gentlemen only ever use Refractors " |
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astrogeorge

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Posted: Aug 13 13:01 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the recomedation Brian. I think If I was going to go for anything it would be the meade. I've been put off the wo.
_________________ Celestron C100ED-R, Meade LX200 10" & Series 5000 80mm Apo, Coronado PST
EQ6 Pro with GPS
Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces & 2x Apo Barlow
Tele Vue 4x & 5x Power Mate
Meade DSI Colour & DSI II Pro, Image Source DBK 21, Canon Eos 400D |
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