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Broke Back Solutions #2: How to make big heavy scopes easy to move
Apr 19 2012 11:50 AM |
tomharri
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Here is my solution for a one trip, everything at once, no heavy lifting, already set-up to go, scope.
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Tom Harrison
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How to Calculate the Focal Length of an SCT
Mar 19 2010 06:33 AM |
EdZ
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This question comes up fairly often, particularly when people are interested in knowing the actual magnification they are using while viewing with an SCT. It has come up in
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Ed Zarenski
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Project Box - Battery Holder for Celestron CG5 Controller
Dec 22 2009 09:25 AM |
Guest
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The battery holder that comes with the telescope mount is a light plastic bag which contains a four-battery holder and some wire that are only lightly attached. I do not like this contraption so I redesigned my own
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Rick Laws
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How to Build an Economical "Double-Stack" Finder
Dec 17 2009 09:49 AM |
Zamboni
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As many astronomers know, no single type of finderscope can be considered the end-all and be-all of sighting equipment. Many observers have multiple sighting devices on a single telescope. One of the most common combinations is the
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Tristan Schwartz
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Convert Any Flashlight to a Night Vision Ready Red
Dec 17 2009 11:56 AM |
Guest
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As many astronomy gazers might discover, dark adaption is the utmost priority in viewing the night sky. And, unless you're
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Jordan McCullough
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Connecting RoboFocus to CCD Soft
Dec 08 2009 07:24 AM |
Awesomelenny
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I have had the frustrations in connecting RoboFocus with CCD Soft in the setup. Even though CCD Soft does have RoboFocuser in its pull-down menu, the user like me is confronted with a nagging error message in CCD Soft saying it Failed to connect to Focuser! After I got this to work, I documented it.
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Leonard Marek
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Passive Tool Collimation and the Newtonian
Aug 25 2009 04:45 AM |
Starman1
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Collimation is the alignment of the optical parts of a telescope. Though lining up the secondary under the focuser is essential for uniform illumination of the field of view, there are only two alignments in collimation: the focuser axis (done by adjusting the secondary mirror), and the Primary Axis (done by adjusting the primary mirror).
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Don Pensack
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Modifying a Mirror Cell to Support a Royce Conical Newtonian Mirror
Aug 06 2009 07:57 AM |
deSitter
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The Royce conical mirrors represent a great advance in Newtonian mirror technology
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Danny Lunsford
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How-to Make an Alt-az Pipe Mount
Feb 20 2009 06:29 AM |
mathteacher
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Why make an alt-az pipe mount?
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Ging-Li Wang
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Modification of the Meade LXD55/75 Polar Finder
Feb 12 2009 12:15 AM |
Guest
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Modification of Meade Polar Finder
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Norman Lloyd
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How to dehumidify a Telescope
Aug 09 2008 01:59 AM |
Guest
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How To Remove Humidity from the INSIDE of your SCT
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Dan Kuchta
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Complete Collimation of the Meade Schmidt Newtonian
May 09 2008 02:26 AM |
Guest
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Other than seeing conditions, nothing will improve the optical performance of a telescope than accurate collimation - the act of ensuring that all optical and mechanical elements of a telescope are aligned as perfectly as possible
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Peter Kennett
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Cooling Fan for a 12" Dob
Apr 15 2008 07:47 AM |
tannehill
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This describes my installation of a cooling and boundary-layer scrubbing fan on my Bintel 302 mm Dobsonian telescope
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Scott Tannehill
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How-to Optimize YourSkyView Pro Mount
Dec 07 2007 01:10 AM |
David Rosenthal
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SkyView Pro German Equatorial Mount (GEM) made by Orion is a nice light weight, portable and stable mount
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David Rosenthal
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Building a Schiefspiegler
Sep 27 2007 02:15 AM |
Bill Cheng
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A Further Improved 4.25 Inch Unobstructed Oblique Reflector
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Bill Cheng
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Collimation Using a Web Cam
Jul 27 2007 05:35 AM |
tannehill
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Web Cam-Based Newtonian Collimation using a Barlowed Laser Collimator
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Scott Tannehill
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Scribbling in the Dark
May 21 2007 02:25 AM |
desertstars
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Thoughts on How and Why to Record Observations
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Thomas Watson
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How To Build a Portable Astronomy Hutch
Apr 04 2007 02:23 AM |
Dennis_Oz
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This article describes how I designed and built a portable, collapsible observing hutch
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Dennis Simmons
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Upgrading a C11 to a Carbon Fiber Tube
Mar 24 2007 01:52 AM |
JerryWise
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I've always liked the look and feel of Carbon Fiber OTAs.
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Jerry Wise
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Indoor Artificial Star and Null Test
Mar 20 2007 05:16 AM |
Darren Drake
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Have you ever received a new prized telescope only to have cloudy skies for what seems to be weeks at a time?
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Darren Drake
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Update on ATM 16" Ultra-compact Dob
Feb 22 2007 03:16 AM |
Guest
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Update on My 16" UltraCompact/Ultra-Light Dob
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Craig Combes
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Scrubbing the Light Cup's Optical Chimney for Santa
Dec 23 2006 06:58 PM |
Ron B[ee]
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If you're hesitant, afraid, or paralyzed with fear about clean the objective lens of your refractor, read what Chicken B[ee] has done.
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Ron B[ee]
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DIY GOTO
Oct 31 2006 05:08 AM |
Guest
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Most amateurs these days seem to want a goto scope, and those of us who are into ccd imaging all lust after the AP 1200’s and the Paramounts of the world
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Gary McKenzie
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Writing For Your Club's Newsletter
Oct 26 2006 06:48 AM |
jrcrilly
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Like most amateur astronomy organizations, your club probably publishes a newsletter. They are generally used to distribute useful information to the membership
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John Crilly
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ATM: My Classical Cassegrain
Sep 26 2006 06:18 AM |
Lusty
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The first and last Classical Cassegrain telescope I made was a 12.5-inch f/4 – f/16 system that had a 3.5-inch secondary
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Jeff Beish
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