DIY Astronomer

7,134 topics in this forum

1. Socket head screws / bolts 1 2 3 4

   By MikeP, October 16, 2009
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   • MaJiC79
   • December 26, 2020

2. 200/800 Newtonian astrograph rebuilt with custom mirror cell

   By Dan_Paris, May 13
   • 9 replies
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   • Dan_Paris
   • 12 hours ago

3. Autofocus Celestron 6SE

   By steviebee, Tuesday at 18:06
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   • steviebee
   • 15 hours ago

4. Dual OTA's on AZ-GTI mount

   By doublevodka, Tuesday at 20:46
   • 3 replies
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   • doublevodka
   • Yesterday at 07:44

5. 3d printed star tracker

   By vlaiv, January 16
   • 17 replies
   • 469 views
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   • Alien 13
   • Tuesday at 16:47

6. Reverse Engineering the Skymax 180 1 2 3

   By Captain Scarlet, May 27, 2020   

   • skymax 180
   • teardown
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     • teardown
     • disassembly
     • mak 180
     • effective focal length
     • back focus
   • 74 replies
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   • retroformat
   • Tuesday at 16:42

7. Skywatcher ED80 with binoviewer ?

   By NGC 1502, Tuesday at 15:53
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   • NGC 1502
   • Tuesday at 15:53

8. Book project: Discovering Deep Sky Objects 1 2

   By Ags, December 15, 2021
   • 28 replies
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   • Ags
   • Tuesday at 08:25

9. Frustrating focuser problem

   By Astrofriend, January 23, 2018   

   • focuser
   • friction
   • 24 replies
   • 2.1k views
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   • Astrofriend
   • Monday at 13:09

10. Diy one arm Dob mount...is it possible?

    By Frad76, May 9
    • 13 replies
    • 262 views
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    • Peter Drew
    • Sunday at 16:28

11. 10” Equatorial Platform for Dummies 1 2 3 4

    By westmarch, June 2, 2018
    • 82 replies
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    • mdstuart
    • Saturday at 19:30

12. How to attach the OTA on a DOB Base with a Vixen Dovetail

    By Earl, Saturday at 18:32
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    • Earl
    • Saturday at 18:32

13. Top 10 things to make with a 3D printer 1 2 3 4 5

    By Ags, February 23
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    • Elp
    • Saturday at 15:51

14. Best material for dob bearings. 1 2

    By faulksy, March 7
    • 35 replies
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    • wookie1965
    • Friday at 17:19

15. Ideas for a dob mount for Cape Newise 200X

    By cigraphics, May 5
    • 5 replies
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    • Stu
    • May 13

16. Debayering a DSLR's Bayer matrix. 1 2 3 4 106

    By RAC, October 28, 2012
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    • Dave_D
    • May 12

17. Show me your eyepiece/accessories case, please. 1 2 3 4 172

    By Leegsi, January 14, 2010
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    • Louis D
    • May 11

18. Finally a better spider...

    By Dave_D, May 9
    • 3 replies
    • 142 views
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    • Dave_D
    • May 9

19. Quattro spring replacements

    By AbsolutelyN, May 7
    • 0 replies
    • 85 views
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    • AbsolutelyN
    • May 7

20. Has anyone used the Pi High Quality camera for autoguiding?

    By JimFR, April 20   

    • raspberry
    • rpi
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      • rpi
      • pi
      • raspberrypi
      • autoguide
      • skywatcher
      • 9x50mm
    • 2 replies
    • 217 views
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    • PlankWithANailIn
    • May 4

21. Finding focus using synthetic star

    By skybadger, May 1
    • 9 replies
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    • skybadger
    • May 3

22. DIY Alt-Az mount

    By markse68, April 1
    • 11 replies
    • 680 views
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    • skybadger
    • May 1

23. ASI1600 Utility Belt with Rotation pointer - 3D printed

    By pharscape, April 23
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    • pharscape
    • April 23

24. Berlebach tripod tray meets a 32 mm drill bit !!

    By Telescope40, April 22
    • 2 replies
    • 201 views
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    • Telescope40
    • April 22

25. Digital inclinometer at LIDL now

    By Zermelo, April 12
    • 8 replies
    • 558 views
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    • callisto
    • April 22