Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Blind-Cyclops sage Reged: 11/28/05 Posts: 449 Loc: Kitchener, ON, Canada ideas for writing board w/red light?       #1090565 - 08/12/06 08:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm trying to figure out how to mount a small platform to my camera (bino) tripod to hold a 8x11 note pad, plus a small red light for illumination. I was thinking of trying to find a way to use a legal size clipboard (placed beside 2 of the tripod legs), but without damaging/drilling into the tripod. Any ideas would be appreciated? (signed -- the super-duper-NON-handiman!) -------------------- Clear skies... Duncan "Watch the skies, everywhere! Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!" -- Closing line in movie spoken by newspaper report Ned "Scotty" Scott (Douglas Spencer) in the Sci-Fi movie "The Thing From Another World", RKO Radio Pictures, 1951. Antares (refractor) 127mm f/6.45. w/2-spd Crayford Orion (Maksutov) 150mm f/12 w/2" EP adapter Giro 3 (twin), 18" pier, EQ5 tripod. Garrett 20x80mm, 410 head, 055 tripod. Post Extras:       Glassthrower Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Reged: 04/07/05 Posts: 15021 Loc: Kuiper Belt Re: ideas for writing board w/red light? [Re: Blind-Cyclops]       #1090607 - 08/12/06 09:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Duncan - Here is my low-tech solution. I observe seated from a short stool next to a parallelogram. We have a large plastic laundry basket that is round and about 2.5 feet in height. I flip it upside down and place it next to my tripod off to one side. I use it as an "end table" to hold my chart, planisphere, lens caps, beverage, notebook and red flashlight. It's a tight fit to get it all on the "top" of the "table" (which is actually the bottom), but it works for me. Now, would I bring this to a star party? No. Clear dark skies... MikeG -------------------- Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars. Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Specializing in exotic and rare meteorite falls. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 10 registered and 18 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  EdZ  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 222 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements CN Forums Home

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