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[Urban Uraniborg]

The search for a field tripod. 
 

Using the Meade 2040 as a tabletop Alt Az wasn’t cutting it for my Star hopping deep dives. Searching for a tripod came up with this deal on Craigslist: $50 for everything except the C90 OTA. 

The Wedge Equatorial Mount for the job was just missing a Meade-Celestron adapter plate. 
So I fashioned one out of Walnut. 
 

Under the light of the big moon I turned this + 40 year old mix and match telescope towards M11, IC 4665, Struve 1694 and the splitting of Polaris A & B. 

 

 

New Life for old scopes!

Micah
 

 

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[Urban Uraniborg]

Struve 1694 AB

 

NO Tracking 

5 seconds of exposure 

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[deSitter]

Struve 1694 AB

 

NO Tracking 

5 seconds of exposure 

Nice! Also known as 32 Camelopardalis, very close (6 degrees) to the pole - 7 from Polaris.

 

-drl

[Urban Uraniborg]

Nice! Also known as 32 Camelopardalis, very close (6 degrees) to the pole - 7 from Polaris.

 

-drl

Thanks 

It is an easy double to find under dark skies. I have always made use of 32 Cam as my Guide Star for the Lemon Slice Nebula IC 3568.