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 >> ATM, Optics and DIY Forum Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Chriske Kijkerbouw Urania Reged: 08/15/04 Posts: 1952 Loc: Boechout, Belgium DIY Mount - Pipe mount (Alt-Az)       #2561118 - 08/05/08 05:16 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   To build this one you need exactly the samen plumbing parts as the equatorial pipe mount. Except for the angeled part, here you need a simple T-coupling. Here again the two motions both altitude and azimuth are done by rotating the pipes on its threads. Small disadvantage of this short mount is you need extra weights in the OTA to get this one in balance. To overcome this problem you could use a truss instead of a full tube. A truss will lower the COG of the scope. The same short version could be used in the equatorial version of course. Usage : 1- Small to large telescopes. 2- Reflector (mostly Newtontelescopes). 3- Very transportable mount.. Large image Large image Large image -------------------- Chris Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 7 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Don W, Joe Cipriano  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 293 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 Home

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