6" homebuilt refractor

Started by scottayer, 03/29/2010 09:37PM

Posted 03/29/2010 09:37PM Opening Post

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Thought I would mention that my friend Matt decided to build a 6" f/15 achromat from the plans in Richard Berry's book. It has a D&G 6" lens and cell/ GSO focuser. Everything else is made from Oak or plywood.
Here's a link to a photo gallery showing construction...
http://tgoastronomy.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=8576077

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Posted 03/29/2010 10:46PM #1

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That's a beauty for sure!

Rolando

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Posted 03/30/2010 11:45AM #2

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Sweet! That's a really cool scope. Of course, the dog can't see. . . grin

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Posted 04/03/2010 09:27PM #3

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I was wondering why the tube and dew cap looked like simple white rectangles without shading or perspective. Then I clicked the link and realized that they actually have square cross sections. No wonder the photo looked so fake. :-)

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