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Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II Camera Lens
Celestar 8
Main Astrophotography Gallery
Comet Lulin Gallery
How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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Comet Lulin Gallery
How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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How To Make a 6" F/15 Refractor
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jcham21
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This project received the most outstanding senior research award in physics at LSU in 2008-09.
This project also helped me to decide what I want to be when I grow up. And that is an optical engineer. I applied to go to grad school at The University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center and got in! So I moved to Tucson and I am now 1/3 the way into the semester at the moment. But unfortunately I am 1400 miles away from my refractor and some of the darkest skies I have ever seen are just a short drive away. But I picked up a baby 60mm f/15 refractor to keep me amused at the moment. Can't wait to do some astrophotography here!
Took a trip up to Kitt Peak and was it dark!
Thanks for lookin!
James
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Mike I. Jones
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Way to go James!! Who's your graduate advisor? Do you have a thesis or dissertation topic yet? I came within a nanometer of going to U of A myself with Roland Shack as my advisor in 1979, then the offer came in from General Dynamics and I chose that route instead. After 7 years in school the money just sounded too good. In retrospect I wish I'd gone on for the PhD in Optical Sciences - would have been a breeze for me. Glad to see you're taking that path, you will not regret having done it.
Soooo - bring your refractor back with you next trip home!
Keep us informed here,
Mike
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plyscope
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Thanks for posting more pictures James. Your refractor project is very inspirational. I wish you all the best for your studies and future ATM projects.
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Way to go James!! Who's your graduate advisor? Do you have a thesis or dissertation topic yet?
My temporary advisor at U of A is Dr. Carl Maes. I also have a fellowship with Space Dynamics Laboratory out of Logan, Utah. My advisor there is Dr. Blake Crowther. I will be interning at SDL during the summers so my master's thesis will most likely be on a project I'm working on there. I am going for my masters so I should be finished with grad school in two years.
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Thanks for posting more pictures James. Your refractor project is very inspirational. I wish you all the best for your studies and future ATM projects.
Thanks Andy, I will definately be making more telescopes in the future. Hopefully a nice astrograph down the road.
James
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James
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johnnyha
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I remember this project congrats James, extremely well executed design. 
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Johnny
Spicewood, TX
Sherman Oaks, CA
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