DIY Astronomer

7,566 topics in this forum

1. Width, not thickness, of Spider Vanes question

   By Tommohawk, June 4, 2019
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   • billdan
   • June 12, 2019

2. Anyone repaired a Maplins XM21X PSU? 1 2 3

   By JamesF, May 31, 2019
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   • JamesF
   • June 10, 2019

3. A *common* Mount / Finder System for my Scopes...

   By Macavity, June 6, 2019
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   • Macavity
   • June 10, 2019

4. Fuji S3 filter removal

   By Serg10, June 9, 2019   

   • uv
   • ir
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     • filter
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   • Serg10
   • June 9, 2019

5. Primary Mirror info request

   By markse68, June 7, 2019
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   • markse68
   • June 8, 2019

6. Polarscope webcam mod.

   By Nigella Bryant, June 7, 2019
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   • Nigella Bryant
   • June 7, 2019

7. Orion Deep Space Explorer, DIY questions

   By rocket9244, May 29, 2019
   • 4 replies
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   • NGC 1502
   • June 4, 2019

8. Slapdash Temporary Pier & Mount

   By upahill, September 22, 2018
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   • upahill
   • June 3, 2019

9. Secondary Mirror Upgrade Required?

   By bobro, May 27, 2019
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   • Adam J
   • June 2, 2019

10. Alternative counter balance weights.

    By Guest chaz2b, May 30, 2019
    • 9 replies
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    • Scott
    • May 31, 2019

11. The Exquisite and Venerable EQ-1 1 2 3 4 5

    By Alan64, February 24, 2019
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    • Fozzie
    • May 28, 2019

12. mpu-9150 to aid goto navigation

    By SteveBz, May 27, 2019
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    • RadekK
    • May 27, 2019

13. Grease for an Eq6 refurbishment and belt drive

    By solarboy, April 26, 2019
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    • Owmuchonomy
    • May 26, 2019

14. Custom cable for Avalon M-Zero

    By pi_co100, May 25, 2019
    • 11 replies
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    • michael8554
    • May 25, 2019

15. DIY guidescope rings

    By discardedastro, May 25, 2019
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    • michael8554
    • May 25, 2019

16. Hacking a Logitech Brio for astrophotography

    By ST200adz, May 2, 2019   

    • 4k webcam
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    • ST200adz
    • May 14, 2019

17. The ED 66 Project 1 2 3

    By Stub Mandrel, December 22, 2017
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    • happy-kat
    • May 13, 2019

18. An Experiment: Newtonian to Mak-Newtonian

    By ahmedsaad, May 12, 2019
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    • Stu
    • May 12, 2019

19. Carbon Fibre Focuser?

    By Robert72, May 6, 2019
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    • michael8554
    • May 11, 2019

20. DIY Carbon Effect Dew Shield

    By Chris, April 28, 2019
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    • Marvin Jenkins
    • May 11, 2019

21. That tripod we all have...

    By Ben the Ignorant, September 12, 2016   

    • tripod
    • sky-watcher
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      • sky-watcher
      • az-3
      • az-4
      • eq-3
      • stability
      • balance
      • center of mass
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    • Marvin Jenkins
    • May 11, 2019

22. Another Alternative to Sky Watcher Wifi Adapter 1 2

    By stash_old, January 27, 2018
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    • Tonyjl
    • May 11, 2019

23. Adding vents to my OOUK 10" Dob

    By Alan White, April 7, 2019
    • 15 replies
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    • Alan White
    • May 7, 2019

24. Felt anti-vibration pads

    By Fraunhoffer, May 6, 2019
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    • Fraunhoffer
    • May 6, 2019

25. OO-UK

    By Chriske, April 25, 2019
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    • Chriske
    • May 4, 2019