stefan
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Post by stefan on Jan 11, 2008 9:56:57 GMT -5
Well here is my new toy! This was a Christmas and Birthday combined gift. Amazing what I can see with it. 10 Dob- with 2 inch crayford dual speed 10:1 focuser 8x50 RACI finder scope 32mm Plossel 2" ep 9mm Plossel 1.25" ep Laser collimator cooling fan moon filter all for $499 delivered!!! I've already added a Telrad finder, battery pack holder, counterwieghts and blackened all the internal nuts and bolts. I still need to add a guide knob, flock the tube, maybe a curved vein spider, setting circles and altitude meter. Now if only we could get a truely cloud free night!!  |
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adrian65
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Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
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Post by adrian65 on Jan 11, 2008 10:23:52 GMT -5
Great tool, but I never thought such a thing requires a cooling fan. Can you take pics through it? Maybe you can see me, should I wave to you?  Adrian |
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MidNight~Rocksi3
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2008
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Jan 11, 2008 12:09:27 GMT -5
Hey! Happy Birthday!
And Oooo What a Cool toy! I'm a star gazer myself too.. Love that stuff! And I have one similar but never could get it right.. everything was upside down and kept making me dizzy.. But they sure are fun! say Hello to the man on the Moon for me !!
*smiles*
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deanf
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2007
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Post by deanf on Jan 11, 2008 17:13:12 GMT -5
How does that help you find rocks ? :-)
Dean
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Post by krazydiamond on Jan 11, 2008 17:49:05 GMT -5
moon filter? i'm with Dean, this finds rocks how?
KD
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MidNight~Rocksi3
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Jan 11, 2008 18:14:54 GMT -5
LOL you guys.. don't you know now he can check out all the rocks on Mars and See if Uranus is really full of shyt rock. LOL... ok ok I know I know.. still.. I wanna piece of Moon Rock! they should start selling it ! Nasa would make a Killing!
*smiles*
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earthdog
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Don't eat yellow snow
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Post by earthdog on Jan 11, 2008 20:33:48 GMT -5
WTG brother! I might get me a dob this summer. They are a heck of a light bucket!
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Post by Cher on Jan 13, 2008 0:27:29 GMT -5
Wow, now I understand why you're thinking you might sell your cabbing machine ... your interests have broadened into other areas. There's nothing like sitting out on a dark night and staring at the sky, enjoy yourself Stefan and Happy Birthday!
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earthdog
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Don't eat yellow snow
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Post by earthdog on Jan 13, 2008 0:31:46 GMT -5
Bro, you are a man right? Haven't you ever heard that the one with the most toys in the end, wins?
I have so many toys and hobbies, I will never sell anything.
Looks like I'm gonna beat you in the end...
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Post by Michael John on Jan 13, 2008 8:28:05 GMT -5
Where do you put the rocks in???
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Post by sandsman1 on Jan 13, 2008 22:08:15 GMT -5
man thats nice id love to get a look through that -- can ya take a pic of what you see with that one ? --- very cool
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jan 14, 2008 11:46:38 GMT -5
Put the rocks in- you guys crack me up- As for photos- well I have a couple cameras that will fit the eyepiece holder- but I need a couple hours of clear warm weather to set it all up- so maybe this spring?? As for the cooling fan- the Mirror in this is about 1.5 inches thick PYREX glass- it weighs in at nearly 30 Lbs and takes 1 to 2 hours to reach ambient temps (without the fan) the fan just speeds things up a bit (I store it in the unheated garage which cuts the cooling time WAY down).
As for what I can see- Well I've seen some detail (dark brown patches) on Mars, I can see Saturns rings and the Cassini DIvision (the space between the outer rings) and I've seen one of Saturns moons (Titian). Leaving the solar system- the Orion Nebula is Huge and I can just make out 6 stars in the Trapizium- I got the Crab nebula (no not a disease) the other night (remenants of a supernova) and the recent Holmes comet is faint but still "viewable"
Anytime anyone is in my area and the night is clear Your all more than welcome to come over and view- We (my daughter and I) have 3 scopes now!
Earth- I think the saying goes the one who dies with the most toys is still dead! I'm not sure if I'll sell the cabber or not- I just don't use it as much as I should.
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