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I am now ready for first light with my 10 inch Meade SCT.
I just finished installing the final touches, a Losmandy rail, an IOptron Duel "DV" saddle, and a scopestuff mirror stabilizer on my LXD 75 mount.
In about 3 hours I will take it for a spin.
I know this is over the limit for this mount, but for now it will have to do
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO, Samyang 135 F2 (still on the Nikon).
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), ZWO OAG, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, ASI 220mm min, ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF, Mele Overloock 3C.
Camera/Filters/Software: ASI 533 mc pro, ASI 120mm mini, ASI 220mm mini , IDAS LPS D-1, Optolong L-Enhance, ZWO UV/IR Cut, N.I.N.A., Green Swamp Server, PHD2, Adobe Photoshop CC, Pixinsight.
Dog and best bud: Jack
Sky: Bortle 6-7
My Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/Juno16/
Don Quixote wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:52 am
I am now ready for first light with my 10 inch Meade SCT.
I just finished installing the final touches, a Losmandy rail, an IOptron Duel "DV" saddle, and a scopestuff mirror stabilizer on my LXD 75 mount.
In about 3 hours I will take it for a spin.
I know this is over the limit for this mount, but for now it will have to do
Looks good,man. Brother, I can see a HyperTune in your future.
OTA's: 203mm f10 Meade SCT (LXD75); Antares 80mm Refractor w/William Optics APOGrade f6.9 objective; Orion Starseeker 80 f11.2 Refractor Mount/tripod's: Meade LXD-75 EQ; Orion Starseeker IV ALT/AZ; Celestron Heavy Duty ALT/AZ Farpoint UBM (Universal Binocular Mount) Eyepieces:Meade - 26mm plossl, 12mm Astrometric; GSO (OPT badge) 2" Superview 50mm & 30mm 1.25" 15mm; TMB Planetary Series 9mm, 6mm, & 4mm: 10mm & 23mm 60° that came with the 80mm f11.2 Barlows: Orion 2x Shorty; Meade 4000 Series 3x Binoculars:Brunton 10x50 Celestron Skymaster 15x70 Oberwerk 25x100 IF delux