New Toys To Play With...
Aug 2, 2016 11:47:28 #
My son has moved back to the states from France and stopped by this morning and dropped this mount and scope off. Sooooo, I have some new toys to play with but no skies. The Vixen SCT - 12 inch....looks huge compared to my 8 inch SCT. The mount has a 75lb payload.....I thought the Atlas Pro was heavy.
He bought these 6 years ago and the mount has been discontinued - trying to get a new manual from Vixen.
Daily thunderstorms are predicted for the next week. That's the south
He bought these 6 years ago and the mount has been discontinued - trying to get a new manual from Vixen.
Daily thunderstorms are predicted for the next week. That's the south
Aug 2, 2016 11:54:46 #
Aug 2, 2016 14:33:56 #
Aug 2, 2016 15:13:07 #
I'm with Europa. OMG.
That makes my 11" Celestron look small.
Is that a homemade double mount saddle? It looks nice and solid.
Nice drop off indeed.
I hope you get some sky to play with.
Keep us posted.
That makes my 11" Celestron look small.
Is that a homemade double mount saddle? It looks nice and solid.
Nice drop off indeed.
I hope you get some sky to play with.
Keep us posted.
Aug 2, 2016 16:00:13 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
I'm with Europa. OMG.
That makes my 11" Celestron look small.
Is that a homemade double mount saddle? It looks nice and solid.
Nice drop off indeed.
I hope you get some sky to play with.
Keep us posted.
That makes my 11" Celestron look small.
Is that a homemade double mount saddle? It looks nice and solid.
Nice drop off indeed.
I hope you get some sky to play with.
Keep us posted.
It is an Vixen adapter (double saddle) that my son added to the mount when he bought it. This mount needs a permanent home. I fussed and groaned about using the Atlas Pro because it was so heavy - this is a beast. As soon as it gets cooler I plan to set it up and keep it covered......just the mount and tripod.
Aug 2, 2016 18:50:08 #
If you run out of room, you can send some of your excess gear out here to store it. 
Monster mount!
You are just going to have to build an Observatory!
Monster mount!
You are just going to have to build an Observatory!
Aug 2, 2016 19:59:50 #
Too much kit for me - looks good but, I really believe my pictures would be any better than those I now take with my iOptron ZEQ25, Atlas Pro, and AVX mount. I am looking forward to the 12 inch OTA - it is a bastardized SCT really funky looking inside. The Japanese call it a modified cassegrain whatever that means.
Aug 2, 2016 22:27:01 #
Hum......I don't want to sound ungrateful but I wish he would have brought this over :)
This mount can hold 240 lbs. ....which is about what this 23 inch RC weighs.
Who buys this stuff ???
This mount can hold 240 lbs. ....which is about what this 23 inch RC weighs.
Who buys this stuff ???
Aug 3, 2016 01:00:25 #
nikonshooter wrote:
Hum......I don't want to sound ungrateful but I wish he would have brought this over :)
This mount can hold 240 lbs. ....which is about what this 23 inch RC weighs.
Who buys this stuff ???
This mount can hold 240 lbs. ....which is about what this 23 inch RC weighs.
Who buys this stuff ???
Not I.
Sure as hell, not I.
Edit in Afterthought:
How in the hell would any of us, or for that matter, ALL of us combined, move such a monster around?
Aug 3, 2016 09:23:35 #
Aug 3, 2016 09:50:47 #
nikonshooter wrote:
Hum......I don't want to sound ungrateful but I wish he would have brought this over :)
This mount can hold 240 lbs. ....which is about what this 23 inch RC weighs.
Who buys this stuff ???
This mount can hold 240 lbs. ....which is about what this 23 inch RC weighs.
Who buys this stuff ???
Probably Universities and planetarium's. Certainly not I.
Egads what a beast that is.
Aug 3, 2016 09:53:25 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Probably Universities and planetarium's. Certainly not I.
Egads what a beast that is.
Egads what a beast that is.
Universities?
Humm, maybe we do own part of it.
Grant Monies.
Aug 3, 2016 10:02:44 #
SonnyE wrote:
Universities?
Humm, maybe we do own part of it.
Grant Monies.
Humm, maybe we do own part of it.
Grant Monies.
Ulysses or Cary?
Aug 3, 2016 14:27:55 #
nikonshooter wrote:
My son has moved back to the states from France an... (show quote)
That is just awesome Ed have fun moving and lifting all that.
Craig
Aug 3, 2016 21:26:15 #
nikonshooter wrote:
Hum......I don't want to sound ungrateful but I wish he would have brought this over :)
This mount can hold 240 lbs. ....which is about what this 23 inch RC weighs.
Who buys this stuff ???
This mount can hold 240 lbs. ....which is about what this 23 inch RC weighs.
Who buys this stuff ???
I count 8 counter weights!!!! Wow
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