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by RitcheyPark View the latest post
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Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Fri Dec 20, 2024 4:41 pm
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by JayTee » Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:58 pm
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The notion for this article hit me this morning as I was perusing my email Astro-Ads .

I thought this topic would be a relatively easy define and go...
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Last post by Caldwell 14
Fri Dec 20, 2024 4:41 pm
Telescope Mount Payload Capacity

Last post by SkyHiker « Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:02 pm
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by JayTee » Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:38 am

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I found this spreadsheet a while back, can't remember where so I can't cite it, but it is publicly accessible info.

Anyway, here's the spreadsheet....

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The Losmandy G11 is listed in the spreadsheet as having 30 lbs. AP capacity. The Losmandy website says it's 60 lbs. for AP, which I believe because I...

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Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:02 pm
Focal length 21.3

Last post by RitcheyPark « Mon Jan 20, 2025 1:26 am
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by RitcheyPark » Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:17 pm

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I recently unboxed an old telescope
that was given to me many decades ago by my ex father in law who rarely used it. I think it was manufactured in...

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The mount has a little dirt and dust in the gears. I need to do some cleaning and add a touch of oil. The gears seem very robust
and have little...

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Last post by RitcheyPark
Mon Jan 20, 2025 1:26 am
Celestron Heavy Duty Manual Alt Az with tripod

Last post by helicon « Sun Jan 19, 2025 7:10 pm
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by helicon » Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:01 pm

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I just picked up the above mount yesterday from B&H.

According to B&H it will handle a Celestron 102 XLT refractor (f/9.8) as I chatted with the...

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Another fun use of the mount is as a support for the 15x70's. I purchased the Celestron tripod adapter for binos last week, as a result it can be...

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Sun Jan 19, 2025 7:10 pm
anyone with Takahashi disease here?

Last post by RitcheyPark « Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:49 pm
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by messier 111 » Tue Nov 10, 2020 2:56 am
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I haven't seen anyone suffer from this disease here yet.
anybody ? :Astronomer1:

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I contracted the Takahashi disease about 12 years ago and sprung for a TOA-150.
Don't know where I caught it but germs are everywhere. Lucky for us...
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Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:49 pm
Show Us Your Dobs

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:57 pm
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by Mike Q » Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:31 pm
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Show em off folks. Lets see your light buckets. Here is my 10 inch and 16 inch Orion dobs

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My first dob came today. Zhumell 4.5

So cute, congrats!
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Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:57 pm
ts 125mm refractor .

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Wed Jan 15, 2025 12:57 pm
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by messier 111 » Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:43 am

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hi all ,
Has anyone used this telescope before?
TS-Optics PhotoLine 125mm f/7.8 FPL53 Lanthanum Apo - 2.5 Focuser .

if so, I would like to have your...

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This is a really old thread, but for the record I had one. An excellent telescope made by Kummings United Optics the same as Starfield and the scopes...

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Wed Jan 15, 2025 12:57 pm
Your refractor - let's see it

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Jan 13, 2025 5:14 pm
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by Nakedgun » Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:41 pm
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My Pocket Borg, looking for power:

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I thought I had put a photo of my Lunt 80 ha.

Beautiful scope Jean-Yves!
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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Jan 13, 2025 5:14 pm
Tal 100R for sale on Astro Buy and Sell UK

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:32 pm

by Caldwell 14 » Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:32 pm

A bit of a bargain here for some one in the UK. A very good scope back in the day. I had two of them.

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Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:32 pm
Vixen SXD2 or SXP2

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Jan 12, 2025 9:21 pm
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by rml63 » Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:30 am

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Hello All,
I am interested in these mounts. Surprisingly there is not alot of info about them. I see in the members profiles some have these mounts....

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Sorry if this is question is not related to the subject matter. Lady Fraktor, please share your experience with the Vixen SD115S. I have recently...

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Last post by messier 111
Sun Jan 12, 2025 9:21 pm
Do you recognise this vintage 80mm/910mm f/11,3 refractor?

Last post by pet905 « Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:14 pm
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by West83 » Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:02 pm
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Does anybody recognize this D=80mm F=910mm (f/11,3) refractor?

Apparently the manufacturer brand is no longer on the tube, but it's vintage (sort...

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I have the same scope, Vixen made Celestron Firstscope 80, with original ALT-AZ mount and the optics are excellent. This is a keeper!
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Last post by pet905
Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:14 pm
Polarex Model 136 E finds new home!

Last post by Ylem « Fri Jan 10, 2025 5:48 pm
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by Unitron48 » Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:19 pm

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I was recently contacted by Vincent from The Netherlands....who acquired a Polarex Model 136E...a 5 inch Polarex on a field tripod. Both Unitron and...

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Beautiful scope 😍

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Last post by Ylem
Fri Jan 10, 2025 5:48 pm
HEQ5 Polar Scope Cover Jammed

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:30 am
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by johnyjf » Wed Nov 20, 2024 5:10 pm

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This evening I tried to remove this for the first time in a at least a year. I unscrewed and unscrewed until eventually the polar scope came off...

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Can you get a tool or make a tool that has two pegs that go in the two holes in order to grip the metal section and unscrew it from the plastic cup?...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:30 am
Vixen ED102S F9 refractor

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:39 am
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by John Baars » Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:25 am

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Well, here is one.
A Vixen ED 102S f/D 9 refractor.

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The OTA is original, the mount and finder are not. I am the third owner. Made...

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Excellent, a proper telescope 🔭 You gotta love a Vixen. I used to have a SP102 back in the day. I remember thinking if I could have merged that scope...

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:39 am
Equinoxes are nice

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:09 pm
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by 25585 » Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:09 pm

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I have all 4 Equinox refractor sizes; 66, 80, 100 & 120.

They all have CNC tubes, black diamond colour, dual speed Crayford focuser and FPL53...

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The only problem with them was the silvering on the plastic parts used to bubble near the dew shield. That put me off them a little

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:09 pm
Starlight Instruments f15 refractor

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:30 pm
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by Caldwell 14 » Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:12 pm

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Apologies in advance if this isn’t permitted, but have you seen this refractor? I remember them being made at the time. Beautiful hand crafted...

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It’s certainly a scope to which one has to be committed too. A scope for life for the right person I would imagine.

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:30 pm
i-commander

Last post by KathyNS « Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:51 pm
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by starman » Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:32 am

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Hi there everybody and a happy new year :) I am not too sure if the two problems are related or not but if my gps does not go to ok status, my i...

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Does it give you any kind of error message when it fails to connect? The most common would be COMn port not found or Unable to allocate COMn or...

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Last post by KathyNS
Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:51 pm
Svbony sv225

Last post by GCoyote « Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:44 am
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by Ylem » Mon May 13, 2024 2:33 am

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I just ordered the SVBONY SV225 Alt-Azimuth Mount to put on top of my antique surveyor's tripod.
I plan on disassembling the mount and painting it...

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Any updates? I bought one in June but I've had so little good weather and such a bad travel schedule I've only set mine up once. Seems solid and...

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Last post by GCoyote
Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:44 am
Classic? Vintage?

Last post by Richard « Mon Dec 30, 2024 3:39 pm
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by mcolbert » Sat May 25, 2019 8:22 am

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I'm a little hazy of the whole vintage or classic idea. :). So, to begin with what do we call classic and or vintage?

What might be some of the...

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Well as time moves on and the so called 25 years for a 'classic' may change too
for me its vintage its an ornament something to look at but not look...

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Last post by Richard
Mon Dec 30, 2024 3:39 pm
HAZ 130

Last post by AstroBee « Thu Dec 26, 2024 12:24 am
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by Mike Q » Wed Dec 25, 2024 6:41 pm

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Introducing the iOptron HAZ130 Alt-Az mount with dual strain wave gear drives. The HAZ130 is our highest capacity SWG mount to date and is designed...

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Yeah, I noticed it wasn't on their site yet already appearing with full details on Highpoint.
Seems a bit strange.

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Last post by AstroBee
Thu Dec 26, 2024 12:24 am
Tele Vue 102

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Tue Dec 24, 2024 3:14 pm
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by Caldwell 14 » Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:27 pm

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In the new year the short lived Tele Vue was first released 25 years ago. It is not clear how many of them exactly were released but there seems to...

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It’s Badger Farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds and a site of special scientific interest being ancient chalk grassland. Bortle 4 skies too!

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Tue Dec 24, 2024 3:14 pm
Sears 1977 60 mm F15 Equatorial

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:18 pm
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by John Baars » Wed Dec 18, 2024 12:52 pm

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In the beginning of the 80-'s I bought this 60 mm instrument. The model is from 1977. Converted to today it would cost 2014 American dollars. Quite a...

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Some very cool scopes on display here. Wasn’t Sears fitted with Circle T objectives?

That could be the case. I really don't remember it any more....

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:18 pm
Underrated mounts

Last post by starfield « Fri Dec 13, 2024 6:52 pm
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by Caldwell 14 » Wed Dec 11, 2024 5:56 pm

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Are there any mounts out there that you think are unsung heroes that rarely if ever get a mention.

I always thought the humble SW AZ4 was such a...

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EQ6-R. There are lots of these out there. With a little tweaking these things track great and are rock solid. The only downside is the weight,...

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Last post by starfield
Fri Dec 13, 2024 6:52 pm
AT150EDL

Last post by Mike Q « Fri Dec 13, 2024 9:46 am
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by Mike Q » Tue Dec 10, 2024 6:38 pm

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I will just leave this here for you refractor types

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What you see is what you get lol. That was every pic related to those scopes.

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Last post by Mike Q
Fri Dec 13, 2024 9:46 am
Celestron Onyx 80ED

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Wed Dec 11, 2024 5:49 pm
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by Bigzmey » Mon Dec 09, 2024 8:05 pm

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APO/ED refractors are not Celestron's ante, but in 2006 they did manage to release this nice but short-lived model. I got it used, and what attracted...

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Oh yeah, that’s my kinda scoop.

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Wed Dec 11, 2024 5:49 pm

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