I started out here in Astromart at Christmas time a couple of years ago after hobbling together a telescope using an old 10" mirror set. My subscription to Astromart was a Christmas present! Somebody obviously though I needed some help in building telescopes
I posted a picture of the 10" scope I had built. Someone who saw it suggested I undo a few things and follow the classic dobsonian design for easier operation.
I finally got around to doing that. So I thought I'd post a picture. It's still the same "piece of junk" that I started with (trash can parts other than the mirror set), with several parts re-fashioned and re-arranged.
I'm mainly in a stall right now. I'm waiting for a friend in New York to bring me the 3.1" secondary mirror which I won in an auction on Astromart. With that mirror I'll be able to complete my new 17.5" dobsonian.
Clears,
Joe
I posted a picture of the 10" scope I had built. Someone who saw it suggested I undo a few things and follow the classic dobsonian design for easier operation.
I finally got around to doing that. So I thought I'd post a picture. It's still the same "piece of junk" that I started with (trash can parts other than the mirror set), with several parts re-fashioned and re-arranged.
I'm mainly in a stall right now. I'm waiting for a friend in New York to bring me the 3.1" secondary mirror which I won in an auction on Astromart. With that mirror I'll be able to complete my new 17.5" dobsonian.
Clears,
Joe
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In lumine tuo videbimus lumen.
8O Home-made 10” Dob / Home-made 4” refractor
EPs: Konig 32mm (1.25") / Zhumell WF 30mm (2") / Nagler 13mm T1 / Orion Sirius Plossls 25 & 10mm / Zhumell Plossl 9 mm / Meade MA 9mm