Re: What's on your CI 700?

From: John Kulczycki (john.kulczycki_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 10/11/04


Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:09:34 -0400


Nat Chotinun wrote:

>"John Kulczycki" <john.kulczycki@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>>What type of scope are you carrying on your mount?
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>>Any Newtonians on a CI 700 out there?
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>>Heck, Any Pronto's?
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>>John
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>10" Meade SCT. I just got Parallax rings for it and will be converting from
>just plain dovetail/riser blocks to rings. Why? I planned on getting a
>short pier for the CI700 so I can mount my 8" f/6 dob OTA on it. The rings
>will make it easier to switch scopes. I really don't like lifting the 10"
>OTA that high to slide into the dovetail.
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>Nat
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I have a 10 inch Meade SCT on mine too. Been thinking about doing sort
of the same thing except using the new Celestron 12 inch Dob tube. I
think I'll have to make a short pier for the CI 700 to work at the right
eyepiece height.

John

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