Telescope Reviews: Re: Slightly different homebuilt light block scree

Hi Paul,
A couple of questions if you will. First, how high will you have to make the panels to block out the offending lights? Will you be using a dob (ie low scope mounting) or a gem (higher scope mounting)? Do you need to block light pollution from only only direction or are you planning on building a complete surrounding enclosure?

I built my 6 panels using 1 1/2 inch pvc piping and wrapped the ends of the 8 mil thick black poly around the pipes and used (what else?) duct tape to hold it on.

Each horizontal pipe has a hole drilled 1 inch in from the end through which I insert a 1/4 inch bolt through the eye of an eyebolt which has been inserted into the end of the pipe on each end. The shaft of the eyebolt goes through a hole drilled in the upright pipe and is drawn tight with a nut. A strap ties the tops and bottoms of the pipes together.

Hopes this helps

Gary

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10x50,16x50, & 25x100 binos
C102GT refractor
Orion StarMax 127mm Mak
C8N reflector on Home made dob
C6-R on CG-5 goto mount/concrete pier
New Orion 4 1/2" Starblaster
7x7 Suncast Observatory "Quest"

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