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Meade 10" LX200GPS-SMT Gallery

This gallery is for displaying shots of my new Meade 10" LX200GPS-SMT telescope and also for astrophotography shots taken through the telescope with either my Canon Digital Rebel or Canon G3.
Orion80mm APO Refractor, 20D, Milburn Wedge 2
Orion80mm APO Refractor, 20D, Milburn Wedge 2		 Orion80mm APO Refractor, 20D, Milburn Wedge 1
Orion80mm APO Refractor, 20D, Milburn Wedge 1		 Orion80mm APO Refractor, 20D, Milburn Wedge 4
Orion80mm APO Refractor, 20D, Milburn Wedge 4		 Milburn Wedge Closeup
Milburn Wedge Closeup
Milburn Wedge Closeup 2
Milburn Wedge Closeup 2		 The Scope on its Rolling Cart
The Scope on its Rolling Cart		 Waxing Gibbous Moon (May 30, 2004)
Waxing Gibbous Moon (May 30, 2004)		 First Quarter Moon (May 27, 2004)
First Quarter Moon (May 27, 2004)
Alpine Valley (April 16, 2005)
Alpine Valley (April 16, 2005)		 Caucasus Mountain Range (April 16, 2005)
Caucasus Mountain Range (April 16, 2005)		 Apennine Mountain Range (April 16, 2005)
Apennine Mountain Range (April 16, 2005)		 Archimedes, Autolycus, Aristillus (April 16, 2005)
Archimedes, Autolycus, Aristillus (April 16, 2005)
Trio of Craters (April 16, 2005)
Trio of Craters (April 16, 2005)		 Arzachel, Alphonsus, &Thebit (April 16, 2005)
Arzachel, Alphonsus, &Thebit (April 16, 2005)		 Apennine Range with Orion 80mm (April 16, 2005)
Apennine Range with Orion 80mm (April 16, 2005)		 Caucasus, Apennine Region with Orion 80mm (April 16, 2005)
Caucasus, Apennine Region with Orion 80mm (April 16, 2005)
Copernicus (March 30, 2004)
Copernicus (March 30, 2004)		 Venus (April 18, 2004)
Venus (April 18, 2004)		 Venus (May 8, 2004)
Venus (May 8, 2004)		 Jupiter (April 16, 2005)
Jupiter (April 16, 2005)
LPI Jupiter
LPI Jupiter		 Saturn (April 16, 2005)
Saturn (April 16, 2005)		 LPI Saturn
LPI Saturn		 M13 Globular Cluster (May 31, 2004)
M13 Globular Cluster (May 31, 2004)

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Dmitry Zamorin 08-Dec-2006 08:13
I can imagine how difficult to get such photographies
Very interesting gallery!
BIG vote
Jinder 03-Nov-2005 00:30
Hey Paul - I love your scope. I used to have a 8" LX200 - they are awesome! I love your moon pics... very good detail!
Paul 07-Jun-2004 02:02
Hey Brian,

sorry about the clouds out your way! i shot M13 in Alt/Az if you can believe it! if you can limit your exposures to 1 min or less it is possible to avoid field rotation. and M13 is bright enough where a 1 min exposure can do it justice. i am still waiting on my wedge to be built.

thanks for the nice comments again and take care!

Paul
bryan1979 06-Jun-2004 00:14
Wow seems like you got a great shot of m13. How'd you do it, do you have a wedge or field derotator, because I see no star trailing. Anyway awesome stuff, I have not had clear skies for at least 3 weeks. Clear Skies,
Bryan
Paul 03-May-2004 02:51
Thanks Bryan!

The ETX 105 will serve you well as a stepping stone to the LX200 class. Enjoy your ETX now (like I have) and then move on to the extraordinary LX200 when you can.

Paul
bryan1979 02-May-2004 02:06
Wow these are very cool, I so want the same scope as you have, been dreaming of it for quite a while. I guess my little etx105 will have to do for now though. Clear Skies
Bryan
Paul 19-Apr-2004 16:46
Hi Ricky,

thanks for your very kind comments! you do not need a wedge to shoot the planets or the moon because they are not long exposures. You really only need a wedge for Deep Sky Objects like galaxies and nebulas because you need to shoot at prime focus and for usually several minutes or more at a time. I plan on getting a wedge soon so i can shoot from a polar alignment for those types of objects.

Paul
rljslick 19-Apr-2004 15:09
Great shots! I got the same scope. How you shoot those great Jupiter shoots without a Wedge? Great shots again!

Ricky
Donna Sherwood 17-Apr-2004 21:14
Wow what a set up!!!!!!!Great shots Paul!Donna
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