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to TheRIM - BabCom Online
Location: Lat:
N 32º 40'39.2", Long: W 097º 08"40.8"
Welcome to my Website. I have been interested in
Astronomy ever since I was given a 60mm Tasco Telescope for Christmas
years ago. Ever since that first look at the moon (about the only
thing the Tasco was good for) I wanted a better Telescope. Well it's
now 25+ years later and I finally have a much better
Telescope.
I purchased a Celestron G8 SCT back in February 2000 and have not been
disappointed once. Not only the moon but now a whole new world has
opened up to me. But what got the bug back into me. Well
I still had my Tasco, a bit worn and beat up and I had seen pictures
others had done with their scopes and a Quickcam. So I decided to give it
a try. Well guess what I got my first pictures that way and was
hooked. I wanted more aperture so I started looking for a new scope.
I checked Meade for the LX200 8" just more money than I had. Then I
looked at Orion's scopes and had a 8" Newtonian all picked out then
Celestron Announced a 8" Newtonian for 699.00 I was sold just like
that and waited. Well, the G8N came out and went back faster than I could
buy. Well by this time I had the money for that and started to think
a G8 was only 300.00 more so guess what, a little more time and UPS
delivered my New G8. After some more time I decided I wanted GOTO on
my scope and decided on the Skysensor 2000-PC. A very worth while
purchase. Since getting the SS2K I have been able to see more
than I ever had before.
I have Upgraded my System
and I now have a 10" LX200 with a 4" f/10 Guide scope.
All mounted on a Meade Super Wedge and using Losmandy DM10 Dovetail and DR125
Rings plus the Losmandy counter
weight system. I will have images posted soon of my new system but
you can select the menu above and go to the "My Equipment" link and
select LX200 were I have links to the equipment I have.
And So It Begins... (Kosh, Babylon5)
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I am now the proud owner of a SBIG ST-7E camera and CCDSoft V5. Of course soon as it arrived so did the bad weather. I hope to take it out this weekend for a quick tour and see what it can do. So far though I have hooked it up in the house and played around. I am about 80% complete on building and programming a Controller for the NGF-S and replacing the motor with a Stepper motor. When completed It wil use the Optec TCF commands for focusing and have temperature compensation more info later. |
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