DIY Astronomer

7,509 topics in this forum

1. Orion goto modification

   By Trevor-Austin, October 13, 2010
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   • Trevor-Austin
   • October 13, 2010

2. Nescafe Baader Astro Solar Filter

   By ezza123, July 28, 2010
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   • SeedyF
   • October 13, 2010

3. Mounting a synscan AZ head on a surveyor tripod

   By moflaher, October 9, 2010
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   • Ludd
   • October 13, 2010

4. cheap+cheerful artificial star ?

   By blacksaltire, October 6, 2010
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   • weega
   • October 13, 2010

5. Mirror for 100mm Newtonian

   By jdg600, October 9, 2010
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   • SniffTheGlove
   • October 11, 2010

6. QHY8 frost

   By martin_h, October 11, 2010
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   • martin_h
   • October 11, 2010

7. New focuser and additional finder shoe

   By yesyes, October 10, 2010
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   • yesyes
   • October 10, 2010

8. Home made case for my ED100R

   By Telescope40, October 10, 2010
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   • Telescope40
   • October 10, 2010

9. DEW SHIELD

   By Speedy, October 8, 2010
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   • Speedy
   • October 8, 2010

10. Dew heaters - project as it happens

    By earth titan, October 3, 2010
    • 6 replies
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    • earth titan
    • October 7, 2010

11. Squaring the Seconday tool

    By sbooder, October 7, 2010
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    • sbooder
    • October 7, 2010

12. Eyepiece set screws

    By astromerlin, October 6, 2010
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    • Ludd
    • October 7, 2010

13. Mechanics of mirror cells

    By skybadger, October 4, 2010
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    • Astrokev
    • October 6, 2010

14. DIY Poncet table

    By Lux1, October 3, 2010
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    • Lux1
    • October 3, 2010

15. How to raise height of my pier?

    By opticalpath, October 1, 2010
    • 4 replies
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    • opticalpath
    • October 3, 2010

16. EQ80 Aperture Mask for those annoying clips

    By Euan, October 3, 2010
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    • Euan
    • October 3, 2010

17. New finder for old "Brassy"

    By philj, October 2, 2010
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    • philj
    • October 3, 2010

18. Some useful info for 1st time builders

    By weareborg, October 1, 2010
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    • asteria
    • October 3, 2010

19. web cam mods

    By ponytale, October 2, 2010
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    • astromerlin
    • October 2, 2010

20. Has anyone de-forked a 8" meade lx10

    By polydoros, October 13, 2009
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    • Atacamallama
    • October 2, 2010

21. Another DIY lightbox.

    By simon84, September 18, 2010
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    • ottUp
    • October 1, 2010

22. Anyone here ever made an EQ Platform?

    By Beulah, September 30, 2010
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    • meigwilym
    • October 1, 2010

23. My First Home Made Piece of Kit

    By Digz, September 20, 2010
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    • Astrokev
    • September 30, 2010

24. Dob altitude bearing diameter

    By Rusty Strings, September 29, 2010
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    • acey
    • September 30, 2010

25. Basic Cooler for stuff

    By Earl, September 28, 2010
    • 1 reply
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    • old_eyes
    • September 28, 2010