DIY Astronomer

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1. Performance of a DIY DSLR cooler

   By michaelmorris, September 7, 2016   

   • dslr cooler
   • temperature
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   • Jokehoba
   • September 20, 2016

2. Another HEQ5 power connector modification

   By lux eterna, September 17, 2016
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   • Starlight 1
   • September 18, 2016

3. mirror recoating in france

   By fozzybear, September 16, 2016
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   • fozzybear
   • September 16, 2016

4. Looking to build a tracking mount

   By rwzfs, September 13, 2016   

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   • tracker mount
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   • John78
   • September 16, 2016

5. DIY radio astronomy (and stuff)

   By Dave_D, September 15, 2016
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   • Dave_D
   • September 15, 2016

6. Tripod chain

   By Telescope40, September 12, 2016
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   • Telescope40
   • September 12, 2016

7. Street lamps driving me crazy 1 2

   By Knighty2112, September 4, 2016   

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   • Knighty2112
   • September 11, 2016

8. Rebuilt Nikon D5100cam

   By Herra Kuulapaa, September 11, 2016   

   • mono dslr
   • 1 reply
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   • Herra Kuulapaa
   • September 11, 2016

9. Best red screen material - and where to get it

   By Tonk, September 5, 2016
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   • cjdawson
   • September 6, 2016

10. DIY All SKy project

    By purgitoria, July 18, 2016
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    • purgitoria
    • September 4, 2016

11. Gina's DIY All Sky Camera - Mark 4 - with ZWO ASI185MC 1 2 3 4 12

    By Gina, June 12, 2016   

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    • Gina
    • September 4, 2016

12. Silly simple Arduino hardware interrupts

    By Dave_D, September 3, 2016
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    • Gina
    • September 4, 2016

13. Drilling Acetal Nightmare...(or other plastics for that matter)

    By StuartJPP, August 26, 2016
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    • redtail
    • September 3, 2016

14. Right forum for discussing building remote controlled telescope rigs?

    By Tonk, September 2, 2016
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    • Tonk
    • September 2, 2016

15. Bits storage for electronics dabblers

    By Dave_D, September 1, 2016
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • September 1, 2016

16. If IKEA made telescopes 1 2 3 4 6

    By Horwig, August 17, 2011
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    • Horwig
    • September 1, 2016

17. Shims in cells

    By Ben the Ignorant, August 31, 2016   

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    • Ben the Ignorant
    • August 31, 2016

18. Hypothesis - Direct USB/Bluetooth from Skywatcher Handset

    By Ajhayter, August 31, 2016
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    • Ajhayter
    • August 31, 2016

19. DIY flightcase for Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25" 1 2

    By nddeyne, June 5, 2016   

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    • transport case
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    • nddeyne
    • August 30, 2016

20. Raspberry Pi and Astronomy 1 2 3 4

    By Gina, August 10, 2016   

    • rpi
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    • cjdawson
    • August 30, 2016

21. Thoughts on a finderguider for widefield

    By Demonperformer, August 29, 2016
    • 4 replies
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    • Gina
    • August 30, 2016

22. O-rings and washers

    By Ben the Ignorant, August 28, 2016
    • 3 replies
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    • Ben the Ignorant
    • August 29, 2016

23. Shoestring astronomy for real

    By Ben the Ignorant, August 27, 2016
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    • whitworthfred
    • August 28, 2016

24. Head's Up From Lidl...Thin Velcro Tape For Cable Management.

    By StuartJPP, August 28, 2016
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    • Gina
    • August 28, 2016

25. Converting 28BYJ-48 Stepper to Bipolar for Microstepping

    By Gina, August 28, 2016   

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    • Gina
    • August 28, 2016