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My new CEM 70 arrived yesterday. Yay!!! :occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons: :Clap:

It gets unboxed today. Oh by the way, it's cloudy.
∞ Primary Scopes: #1: Celestron CPC1100 #2: 8" f/7.5 Dob #3: CR150HD f/8 6" frac
∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
∞ Guide Scopes: 70 & 80mm fracs -- The El Cheapo Bros.
∞ Mounts: iOptron CEM70AG, SW EQ6R, Celestron AVX, SLT & GT (Alt-Az), Meade DS2000
∞ Cameras: #1: ZWO ASI294MC Pro #2: 662MC #3: 120MC, Canon T3i, Orion SSAG, WYZE Cam3
∞ Binos: 10X50,11X70,15X70, 25X100 ∞ AP Gear: ZWO EAF and mini EFW and the Optolong L-eXteme filter
∞ EPs: ES 2": 21mm 100° & 30mm 82° Pentax XW: 7, 10, 14, & 20mm 70°

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Congrats JT! Pics or it did not happen. :)
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
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EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Delos, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
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:occasion-balloons: Congrats on the new mount, JT!
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Scopes: Apertura AD12 f/5; Celestron C6-R f/8; ES AR127 f/6.4; Stellarvue SV102T f/7; iOptron MC90 f/13.3; Orion ST80A f/5; ES ED80 f/6; Celestron Premium 80 f/11.4; Celestron C80 f/11.4; Unitron Model 142 f/16; Meade NG60 f/10
Mounts: Celestron AVX; Bresser EXOS-2; ES Twilight I; ES Twilight II; iOptron Cube-G; AZ3/wood tripod; Vixen Polaris
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Hey, JT. Did your new mount arrive yet? Congrats, can't wait to see it in action!

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Great news!
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That's awesome! Congrats! :D
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New equipment day!

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Scopes: Explore Scientific ED80CF, Skywatcher 200 Quattro Imaging Newt, SeeStar S50 for EAA.
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-g mount & Skywatcher EQ5 Pro.
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Filters: LRGB, Ha 7nm, O-III 7nm, S-II 7nm
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Nice. Some pics if you got 'em.
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
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Very nice JT I hope it works well for you :)
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Very nice JT. A friend of mine has one. He gets 3.5" PE without PEC.

He sent me the tracking results below with sub arc sec guiding on a night of bad seeing. 0.42 arc sec RMS 2 arc sec p-p.
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OzEclipse wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:59 am Very nice JT. A friend of mine has one. He gets 3.5" PE without PEC.

He sent me the tracking results below with sub arc sec guiding on a night of bad seeing. 0.42 arc sec RMS 2 arc sec p-p.

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Joe
A very heartening post Joe, thank you.
∞ Primary Scopes: #1: Celestron CPC1100 #2: 8" f/7.5 Dob #3: CR150HD f/8 6" frac
∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
∞ Guide Scopes: 70 & 80mm fracs -- The El Cheapo Bros.
∞ Mounts: iOptron CEM70AG, SW EQ6R, Celestron AVX, SLT & GT (Alt-Az), Meade DS2000
∞ Cameras: #1: ZWO ASI294MC Pro #2: 662MC #3: 120MC, Canon T3i, Orion SSAG, WYZE Cam3
∞ Binos: 10X50,11X70,15X70, 25X100 ∞ AP Gear: ZWO EAF and mini EFW and the Optolong L-eXteme filter
∞ EPs: ES 2": 21mm 100° & 30mm 82° Pentax XW: 7, 10, 14, & 20mm 70°

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HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!

The box was unpacked, the mount is an Immaculate work of art. There's only one problem, I did not do the correct research before hitting the buy button. I wanted the CEM70AG which has the USB 3 ports. What I purchased is the earlier version CEM70 which only has the USB 2.0 ports, it's going back tomorrow.

The ramifications are that I am now at the back of the queue for wanting this model of the mount.

:o :( :crying-blue: :crying-blue:
∞ Primary Scopes: #1: Celestron CPC1100 #2: 8" f/7.5 Dob #3: CR150HD f/8 6" frac
∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
∞ Guide Scopes: 70 & 80mm fracs -- The El Cheapo Bros.
∞ Mounts: iOptron CEM70AG, SW EQ6R, Celestron AVX, SLT & GT (Alt-Az), Meade DS2000
∞ Cameras: #1: ZWO ASI294MC Pro #2: 662MC #3: 120MC, Canon T3i, Orion SSAG, WYZE Cam3
∞ Binos: 10X50,11X70,15X70, 25X100 ∞ AP Gear: ZWO EAF and mini EFW and the Optolong L-eXteme filter
∞ EPs: ES 2": 21mm 100° & 30mm 82° Pentax XW: 7, 10, 14, & 20mm 70°

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Aw crap! Sorry to hear that JT!
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Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO, Samyang 135 F2 (still on the Nikon).
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JayTee wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:34 am HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!

That's not good at all!

I hope they sort you a replacement soon.

Regards

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JayTee wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:34 am HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!

The box was unpacked, the mount is an Immaculate work of art. There's only one problem, I did not do the correct research before hitting the buy button. I wanted the CEM70AG which has the USB 3 ports. What I purchased is the earlier version CEM70 which only has the USB 2.0 ports, it's going back tomorrow.

The ramifications are that I am now at the back of the queue for wanting this model of the mount.

:o :( :crying-blue: :crying-blue:
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