Monthly Archives: April 2011

AT72ED sees first light!

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AT72ED as guidescope!

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The Lodestar arriveth

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ED80T-CF focus in the field.

 

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Orion ED80T-CF mounted and balanced.

The ADM Losmandy 11″ universal plate came in today. Mounted the clamshell rings right onto it, perfect spacing, just where I wanted it. Tossed it on the mount, added the 3lbs of counterweight to the front, balanced both axes, and … Continue reading

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Orion ED80T-CF triplet goes piggy-backing!

So I ordered some clamshell rings to get away from the 3-point ring setup, and the risk of flexure. The ADM 3-point rings are just awesome, but I wanted to try a piggy-back setup with the new triplet refractor and … Continue reading

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