Pictures of your set up

[Tinker1947]

The new Dob got the Telrad aligned last night just as it got cloudy, this is about it maybe a few odds and ends but the spending has finished......

 

[Davey-T]

 but the spending has finished......

           

Dave

[kingboya]

Celestron C11 with Revelation superfocus focuser.

Altair Astro 115 triplet with 314L camera and filter wheel etc.

And my recently aquired PST. All bases covered!

[L8-Nite]

We are fortunate nowadays, that there is such a variety of nice equipment available, and the internet forums like SGL have made what was a primarily a "go it alone" hobby for many of us, a more enjoyable pastime for us all.  

[L8-Nite]

This is our easiest scope to get up and running, and my Wife's favourite. 

Simply insert legs, set Dec circle to lattitude, place bubble level on the objective cover, adjust center leg, and lock.

The Questar is great for grab and go, and our truck bed is an ideal height for observing.

Edit: Also here's a photo of a couple of the nightly visitors we can expect while Lunar observing. 

[swamp thing]

Very nice mike, those Questars are lovely scopes.

[mikeobrien]

My skywatcher 300Psd on an Azeq6

Mike

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[swamp thing]

That's a big lump to haul outside of an evening mike. Hats off to you.

[John]

I can't recall when I last posted some pics of mine on here so I'll stick some up. The scopes are:

Vixen ED102SS on AZ-4 mount in white light solar mode.

Skwatcher ED120 on Ambermille Giro-type mount.

Istar Perseus AT150-12 (6" F/12) on EQ6 / Meade giant field tripod.

Orion Optics SPX 12" F/5.3 OTA on Dobsonian mount by Moonshane 

 Here they are:

[Alien 13]

I do like this topic very much but i wonder if i am the only one thats eyeballing the accesories and cabling more than the scopes themselves.

Alan

[Davey-T]

I do like this topic very much but i wonder if i am the only one thats eyeballing the accesories and cabling more than the scopes themselves.

Alan

You want cables ? we've got cables 

The white snakey thing on the shelf is a cable tidy LOL

Dave

[L8-Nite]

Wow !! Dave, I wouldn't know where to begin ???    

I must be a dinosaur in some ways, a lot of technology and cables seem too much like work to me.  

Guess I'll just stick with printed charts and Visual Observing.     

[Alien 13]

You want cables ? we've got cables 

The white snakey thing on the shelf is a cable tidy LOL

Dave

WIRES !!!!.jpg

I am in heaven but couldnt keep my eyes off the assortment of cases too.

Alan

[mikeobrien]

It is not for the faint hearted to setup and break down but the results are so worth it.

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[mikeobrien]

I guess the cable tidy ran away and hid on the shelf

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[Moonshane]

Here's my white light solar set-up at home. It's a 80mm f11 Vixen achromat with Lunt Herschel wedge on a Giro III mount on top of a CG5 type tripod. I have an extension for the tripod when the sun is higher in the sky but this works perfectly at this time of year. The eyepiece is a TV 20mm plossl and provides 45x and more than enough room for a full disk view. I have used this set-up to about 100x on a regular basis but usually prefer the lower power full disk view. The views through this scope are astonishing.

I use the same set-up at work but with a Celestron OMNI XLT 102mm f10 achromat. That said, I have just bought an Astroboot 120mm f5 Skywatcher achromat for the school astronomy club as it will be more usable for the kids with a wider field, will also serve as a wide field scope for me at home and may make the 102mm f10 redundant. It will also be better for a quark than the f10 if I go down that route.

[nightfisher]

Here's my white light solar set-up at home. It's a 80mm f11 Vixen achromat with Lunt Herschel wedge on a Giro III mount on top of a CG5 type tripod. I have an extension for the tripod when the sun is higher in the sky but this works perfectly at this time of year. The eyepiece is a TV 20mm plossl and provides 45x and more than enough room for a full disk view. I have used this set-up to about 100x on a regular basis but usually prefer the lower power full disk view. The views through this scope are astonishing.

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I use the same set-up at work but with a Celestron OMNI XLT 102mm f10 achromat. That said, I have just bought an Astroboot 120mm f5 Skywatcher achromat for the school astronomy club as it will be more usable for the kids with a wider field, will also serve as a wide field scope for me at home and may make the 102mm f10 redundant. It will also be better for a quark than the f10 if I go down that route.

Really nice set up Shane, nit sure that tripod is CG5, looks like EQ5   so you got the ST120, that was a good buy, was half tempted myself, I really want a look through your Vixen, lovely scope, very rare but there was a Vixen 90M on fleabay with mount.......................i was sooooooooooooootempted and it went for next to nowt

[Dude_with_the_tube]

Lovely set up Shane. Me likey a lot!

[Moonshane]

Really nice set up Shane, nit sure that tripod is CG5, looks like EQ5   so you got the ST120, that was a good buy, was half tempted myself, I really want a look through your Vixen, lovely scope, very rare but there was a Vixen 90M on fleabay with mount.......................i was sooooooooooooootempted and it went for next to nowt

I have a Vixen 80 and even I was tempted by the 90!

You are probably right about the tripod mate. It came with an AZ4.

I am currently trying to source a tube ring to allow better placement of the finder shoe at the top end. it's currently held on with sticky tabs (and not very secure) - don't really was to drill the tube.

[Moonshane]

yeah, I was lucky with the 120

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/228339-oh-blimeyive-been-astrobooted/

[nightfisher]

Here is a picture or 2 of  Sergei, my faithful old TAL100RS, still has to be the best value 4" f10 achro money can buy, first pic shows it on the AZ4 mount, really good mount but i felt i needed some thing a tiny bit stronger so now its a Skytee 2 and 2" CG5 tripod.

The TAL is one scope i will never part with, and i like to think it is slowly evolving, having fully flocked the interior, then fitted a 9x50 finder further along the tube, i now use it with 2" diagonal as i use a couple of Revelation superview eyepieces that work really well on this scope.

I am about to start another mod on the TAL, some thing i have been planning for a long time, but this will remain a secret till the work is done, in cse it goes wrong

[Moonshane]

TALs are very nice indeed Jules. I have never actually looked through one though - we'll have to combine both our wishes in the near future. The Skytees are rock solid based on a single short play I had with one once. I reckon you'll love it.

[Stu]

Lovely looking setup Jules :-)

[skybadger]

and here is my current layout...

same pier, Same AE Luton mount with Vixen SS2K and acrylic gear covers, but new dome and new scope - the 12" cassegrain with Astro Equipment focuser.

I took off the dual arm of the Vixen 8" VISAC and the NA140SSF. for now.

Mike

[DaveS]

Well here we go, my set up as of this afternoon

And here it is in action during a NB run on The Pacman

The asst finders will be removed when I've finally (Haha) got the goto going to the right place.