DIY Astronomer

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1. Ideas for a Home Made Mount for my WF Triple Imaging Rig 1 2

   By Gina, January 5, 2015
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   • Gina
   • October 7, 2016

2. Where can I buy a telescope mirror?

   By wendell100, October 4, 2016
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   • wendell100
   • October 4, 2016

3. Adding GPS to Starsense (for Skywatcher) via USB port of PC

   By Pat Warborg, October 2, 2016   

   • gps usb starsense
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   • Pat Warborg
   • October 4, 2016

4. Canon DC Coupler DR-E6 socket 1 2

   By cjdawson, August 1, 2016
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   • Alien 13
   • October 3, 2016

5. GPS DIY for Celestron CG5 ????

   By Sotein, August 29, 2014
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   • Pat Warborg
   • October 3, 2016

6. DIY dew heater

   By D Wright, October 2, 2016
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   • wookie1965
   • October 3, 2016

7. I call this the cat box?

   By Starlight 1, October 3, 2016
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   • Starlight 1
   • October 3, 2016

8. Home made astrotrac

   By MooMoo, February 9, 2014
   • 20 replies
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   • SilverAstro
   • October 2, 2016

9. Curved secondary vanes

   By -Dougal-, September 30, 2016   

   • vanes secondary
   • secondary vanes
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     • secondary vanes
     • dob
     • mods
   • 14 replies
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   • Stu
   • October 2, 2016

10. Stop cutting your friends in half

    By Ben the Ignorant, September 25, 2016   

    • laser
    • safety
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      • green laser
      • 5mw laser
      • laser pointer
      • lightsaber
    • 8 replies
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    • SonnyE
    • September 30, 2016

11. "new" type of battery?? heads up

    By woodbob123, September 29, 2016
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    • woodbob123
    • September 30, 2016

12. DIY Powerpack project

    By mbalkham, September 13, 2016
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    • cjdawson
    • September 30, 2016

13. Remote imaging rig and dew heaters - advice please

    By Tonk, September 20, 2016
    • 10 replies
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    • ollypenrice
    • September 29, 2016

14. Uninteruptable power supplies - and CCD cameras

    By Tonk, September 28, 2016
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    • Tonk
    • September 29, 2016

15. Dew Strap Cable Management

    By iPeace, September 25, 2016
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    • iPeace
    • September 27, 2016

16. Cobbled together zoom eyepiece

    By Dave Lloyd, September 17, 2016
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    • Dave Lloyd
    • September 25, 2016

17. Soldering stations

    By Dave_D, September 8, 2016
    • 19 replies
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    • John78
    • September 24, 2016

18. Glueing Baader Film

    By SteveBz, September 20, 2016
    • 2 replies
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    • RT65CB-SWL
    • September 23, 2016

19. White Light Solar Filter for a 4" Refractor

    By bomberbaz, April 23, 2016
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    • bomberbaz
    • September 23, 2016

20. It's a Plössl, it has two magnifications, but it's not a zoom; how is that possible?

    By Ben the Ignorant, September 22, 2016   

    • asymmetrical plössl
    • magnifier
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    • 1 reply
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    • Peter Drew
    • September 22, 2016

21. Nexstar hand control

    By Ascella, February 23, 2013
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    • The Admiral
    • September 22, 2016

22. Dew Heating basics

    By ebeygin, September 20, 2016
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    • cjdawson
    • September 21, 2016

23. Local Fabricators Deliver Again.

    By StuartJPP, September 17, 2016
    • 12 replies
    • 900 views
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    • StuartJPP
    • September 20, 2016

24. DIY dew heater

    By jtlandreneau, September 20, 2016
    • 0 replies
    • 403 views
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    • jtlandreneau
    • September 20, 2016

25. DIY Dew Controller

    By trogre, September 8, 2016
    • 5 replies
    • 654 views
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    • Tonk
    • September 20, 2016