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My custom build 14" Sphere Dobson

Started by idoos, 11/24/2010 07:38PM
Posted 11/24/2010 07:38PM Opening Post
Here a picture from my home build 14" sphere dobson.
This telescope is performs very well with the smooth movements and the lightweight Hubble Optics sandwich mirror.


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Posted 11/24/2010 08:06PM #1
[COLOR="Purple"]Nicely done Ido!
Are you happy with the quality of the mirror?
Bill[/COLOR]
Posted 11/26/2010 02:24PM #2
Very nice work, but from the picture it appears that the scope cannot reach the horizon. What is the lower limit altitude angle? I would think you would need more than a half-sphere to reach the horizon.