Horizontal Heavens Observatory "...From A Galaxy Far, Far Away"
Clear Sky Chart

This page was last updated on 06/22/16.

FOR SALE 10in Meade LX200 EMC

About Horizontal Mike

Horizontal Hell

My Harley Davidson - 1997 FLSTC

Planetary Nebula Discovery

Clear Dark Sky Charts

Wood Working Links

Old Navy Pics 1974

GALLERIES

Comets ISS Shuttle Flyovers etc

Eclipsing Infrared Binary

Yerkes Observatory

Birds & Critters

M42 Orion Nebula

NGC2261 + NGC2264 Nebula

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

MoonLite Focuser

Photometrics Cooler

Flocking LX200R

LiteBox for Flats

CCD Inspector Page

DEC Motor Modifications

Dovetail Mounting Details

Focal Reducer Information

LXD55 Mount Mods

Meade Superwedge Modifications

05/09/2014 Storm Damage

Mountain Instruments MI-250 Equatorial Mount *Click images to enlarge

MI-250 Information and Modifications

Mount Modifications - MI-250 Modifications

Performance Data - MI-250 PEC

Gear Lashing - Adjusting Worm And Worm Block Bearing Replacement

Mclennan Gearbox Upgrade -Mclennan Gearbox Upgrade

Gemini Control Box Internals - MI-250 Gemini Control Box

RA Axis Extension Block - RA Extension Block

Main Axis Bearings - RA and DEC Axis Bearings

(Below) My imaging and viewing setup is as follows: Meade10" LX200R, Televue NP-127, and my .990 Strehl, Carbon Fiber TMB 80/480 all mounted on my Mountain Instruments 250. My imagers are the SBIG ST-10XME w/CFW10 (LRGB + Ha, Sll, Olll) and a ST-402 autoguider w/LRGB filters. This all comes to just 60lbs. and well within the mount's payload capacity. WhooYa!...