DIY Astronomer

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1. Home made tripod

   By zcdawson, January 9, 2015
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   • zcdawson
   • January 10, 2015

2. DIY Light/Dew shield

   By phoobar, January 10, 2015
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   • phoobar
   • January 10, 2015

3. Arduino Focus control and Cloud sensor 1 2 3 4 20

   By ncjunk, June 11, 2010
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   • ncjunk
   • January 10, 2015

4. Another Electrical Question - Earth Loops

   By hughgilhespie, January 8, 2015
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   • wxsatuser
   • January 10, 2015

5. Looking for a idear

   By Starlight 1, January 8, 2015
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   • Starlight 1
   • January 8, 2015

6. Machining bespoke parts

   By Tonk, January 7, 2015
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   • Tonk
   • January 8, 2015

7. ANTI VIBRATION RUBBER PADS

   By bill_reed, January 6, 2015
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   • coulthamst
   • January 6, 2015

8. Parabolizing and avoiding a Turned down edge

   By Draconid, January 4, 2015
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   • Draconid
   • January 5, 2015

9. Any Electrical Boffins - Questions about Bucks, Fuse etc

   By SniffTheGlove, January 3, 2015
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   • SniffTheGlove
   • January 5, 2015

10. SOT23 & TO-220 IC's

    By Tinker1947, January 4, 2015
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    • Tinker1947
    • January 5, 2015

11. Precautions for pc in the obs?

    By Gasman, January 3, 2015
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    • kev
    • January 4, 2015

12. Has anyone any Ideas on how to transport a skywatcher 250p dobson

    By alkrith, January 1, 2015
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    • alkrith
    • January 4, 2015

13. RC secondary mirror dew heaters - options? 1 2

    By fwm891, October 29, 2014
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    • Jonk
    • January 4, 2015

14. Newtonian - how fast can I go? Or Hyperstar?

    By Tommohawk, December 31, 2014
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    • Tommohawk
    • January 3, 2015

15. Flocking an OTA

    By Gypsyfella, January 3, 2015
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    • Earl
    • January 3, 2015

16. OpenSource CCD Camera Project (collaboration) 1 2 3

    By fluidhomefront, July 30, 2012
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    • perfrej
    • January 3, 2015

17. Magnetic Field Detector

    By gkec, March 19, 2013
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    • Silveradogold
    • January 3, 2015

18. Orion SPX350 6 point cell mod

    By coatesg, January 1, 2015
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    • coatesg
    • January 1, 2015

19. Object tracking with a dobsonian mount - any tips please

    By sen10el2011, December 30, 2014
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    • John
    • December 30, 2014

20. if you don't like damaging your eyepieces

    By bambuko, December 29, 2014
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    • Tinker1947
    • December 29, 2014

21. Projects for a Poorly Gina 1 2

    By Gina, December 19, 2014
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    • Gina
    • December 29, 2014

22. Dob base build

    By mdstuart, December 27, 2014
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    • mdstuart
    • December 28, 2014

23. What size compression springs for the 130p

    By beamer3.6m, December 19, 2014
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    • Macavity
    • December 27, 2014

24. Moving the mirror in a newtonian

    By hjw, December 26, 2014
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    • Sam
    • December 27, 2014

25. Mirror cell

    By dark star, December 22, 2014
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    • ronin
    • December 26, 2014