Stu Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I can add this here aswell now, Tak on my Vixen GP mount, dual MT1 motors and DD3 controller. The pillar is also Vixen, puts the scope at a nice height but can still be carried around easily. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham56 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 great setup stu just enquiring still got dd1 controller for sale is so interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPeace Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Oh, very well... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Really good to see so many of these old Vixen mounts still in use, and still looking almost as good as new! I will do a line up of my GP, GP-DX and Sphinx side by side sometime soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBwithley Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) After selling my old GPDX and Skysensor SS2K after years of service, I decided to stick with Vixen and bought a SXD2. Very pleased with the SXD2 and Starbook Ten after 2 months. I bet Vixen don't sell many of these mounts in the UK, because of the uncompetitive £ . Also have a green GP mount with for a 4 inch refractor. Bill Edited April 15, 2019 by BillBwithley misspelling 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Lovely setup Bill. You will have some fun with that! Is that a Mewlon 210 on top? I thought I would post this here rather than in any of the other relevant 'Show us your....' threads as it is a Vixen Mount and Scope combo. This is my Peter Drew special 102mm PST mod on the Vixen GP mount and Vixen pillar. I was using the Mark IV binoviewers today just to try them out in Ha but normally use my supercharged TS ones in Ha. The Mark IVs were used with a x2.6 GPC and 40mm Celestron Omni plossls. The seeing wasn't up to much today, but still had some good views of the proms. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBwithley Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 On 15/04/2019 at 19:10, BillBwithley said: After selling my old GPDX and Skysensor SS2K after years of service, I decided to stick with Vixen and bought a SXD2. Very pleased with the SXD2 and Starbook Ten after 2 months. I bet Vixen don't sell many of these mounts in the UK, because of the uncompetitive £ . Also have a green GP mount with for a 4 inch refractor. Bill Hello Stu, the scope is a Tak CN212 being used in Cassegrain mode (F12.4). I do use it in Newtonian mode (F3.9) occasionally with a Paracorr. Bought in 2007, with the intention of doing some imaging in Newt mode, but never did get around to do any serious imaging. Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 minute ago, BillBwithley said: Hello Stu, the scope is a Tak CN212 being used in Cassegrain mode (F12.4). I do use it in Newtonian mode (F3.9) occasionally with a Paracorr. Bought in 2007, with the intention of doing some imaging in Newt mode, but never did get around to do any serious imaging. Bill Thanks Bill! That's not one I'm familiar with, will go and do some reading up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigT82 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Have just taken ownership of a used sphinx sxw, bought by previous owner 4 years a ago who then never used it..... the mount was in it's original packaging and the controller, c/w, cables etc were are still in their sealed cellophane wrapping. Great build quality and so far I really like the starbook though not used in anger yet. Think I might need to get the half pillar though (it ain't cheap!) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Very nice Craig! I have the same mount and like it very much. Haven't needed the pillar but my scopes are shorter than yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigT82 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I really like the design which puts the motors on the dec axis opposite the scope which means much less C/W to lug around.... also less cables too. Really well thought out mount I think. Only slightly bigger than a GP but feels like it could take longer/bulkier scopes than a GP could 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 37 minutes ago, CraigT82 said: I really like the design which puts the motors on the dec axis opposite the scope which means much less C/W to lug around.... also less cables too. Really well thought out mount I think. Only slightly bigger than a GP but feels like it could take longer/bulkier scopes than a GP could Yes agreed. It's very neat and well designed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 27/12/2018 at 03:23, Brian Nordstrom said: My R100L on its Super polaris mount , this is a very good telescope , the newer chinese 114mm Newt's on the to small EQ2's could learn a lot from this beautiful setup . Brian. Such a good looking telescope. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_D Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I currently have two Vixen scopes: a R114m on a GPE mount and a Tasco 9VR. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Sellent Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Finger's crossed, hopefully in the next week or so, a Vixen FL102 f8.8 will arrive safe and sound and in good condition. If everything goes without hiccups, I'll post up a few pics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, Rob Sellent said: I'll post up a few pics We'll hold you to that 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A McEwan Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 My Vixen GP is my workhorse EQ mount. Bought it at least a decade ago and it gets regular use. I will take some pictures hopefully this week sometime. I'd like to get a nice old Polaris mount too as a light-weight alternative for my smaller (classic) refractors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryblueboy Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Had this about 7 months gives great wide field views 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepSkyMan Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 My current setup on Sphinx SXW. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Sellent Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 My mid 1990s FL102 / 920s. Examples of this scope on certified optical benches have shown a Strehl Ratio of 0.988. From personal use its objective is practically flawless for visual observation. Aesthetically gorgeous visual presentation with outstanding colour correction and contrast. I changed the original 6x30 viewfinder for a more practical RACI and changed the original focuser to a more solid and stable Moonlite: 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Drew Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I seem to have quite a collection of Vixen SP and GP mounts as well as a Sphinx. Telescopes are a 102mm F10 achro and a 102mm F9 Flourite. Sorry no pics but they are the same as others on this thread. 😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 8 hours ago, Rob Sellent said: My mid 1990s FL102 / 920s. Examples of this scope on certified optical benches have shown a Strehl Ratio of 0.988. From personal use its objective is practically flawless for visual observation. Aesthetically gorgeous visual presentation with outstanding colour correction and contrast. I changed the original 6x30 viewfinder for a more practical RACI and changed the original focuser to a more solid and stable Moonlite: Beautiful 👍👍 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeDnight Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 15 hours ago, Rob Sellent said: My mid 1990s FL102 / 920s. Examples of this scope on certified optical benches have shown a Strehl Ratio of 0.988. From personal use its objective is practically flawless for visual observation. Aesthetically gorgeous visual presentation with outstanding colour correction and contrast. I changed the original 6x30 viewfinder for a more practical RACI and changed the original focuser to a more solid and stable Moonlite: Probably the best 4" refractor in the world! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Sellent Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, mikeDnight said: Probably the best 4" refractor in the world! This made me smile but I do think your own, @John and @Stu tasty Taks could easily take on the same title 😀 Edited December 14, 2019 by Rob Sellent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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