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AP1200 v ETX70
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19 years 7 months ago #11210
by dave_lillis
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Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: AP1200 v ETX70
I second that, :lol: 
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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19 years 7 months ago #11215
by dave_lillis
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: AP1200 v ETX70
Dave,
There is a Heavy Duty Azimuth Adjuster upgrade going on astromart for $135negotiable for the AP1200, its worth $158, might be worth going for.
There is a Heavy Duty Azimuth Adjuster upgrade going on astromart for $135negotiable for the AP1200, its worth $158, might be worth going for.
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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19 years 7 months ago #11216
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Replied by dmcdona on topic Re: AP1200 v ETX70
Cheers for that Dave - because the mount was the new production run, all the latest upgrades come as standard. Including the heavy duty azimuth adjuster. And boy, is it heavy duty...
Non-included items that I would be interested in (if anyone sees them) is the polar scope, any mounting plates, piers, tripods and counterweights. I couldn't afford all the bits and pieces in one go
And by the way, if anyone sees any ads for a weightlifter's belt, that's my next purchase:
l-r: Conterweight shaft, ETx70, 1200 Dec axis
Cheers - and really appreciate you letting me know about the adjuster Dave
Dave McD
Non-included items that I would be interested in (if anyone sees them) is the polar scope, any mounting plates, piers, tripods and counterweights. I couldn't afford all the bits and pieces in one go
And by the way, if anyone sees any ads for a weightlifter's belt, that's my next purchase:
l-r: Conterweight shaft, ETx70, 1200 Dec axis
Cheers - and really appreciate you letting me know about the adjuster Dave
Dave McD
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19 years 7 months ago #11219
by Bill_H
But I made enough money out of Lesley and the kids to buy a bigger mount :lol:
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Astronomers do it with the lights off.
Replied by Bill_H on topic Re: AP1200 v ETX70
Nope, can't compete with that mount, Ive sold the family and dumped the soup pot in the wheelie binYou know Dave McD, you might have just pipped Bill_H as the soup cauldren capital now! Poor Bill, he'll have to sell Leslie and the kids in order to compete with that mount!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
But I made enough money out of Lesley and the kids to buy a bigger mount :lol:Bill H.
Astronomers do it with the lights off.
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