SnakeyJ
-
Posts
4,806 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
8
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Blogs
Everything posted by SnakeyJ
-
Connecting Gigabit Optical Cable - Pot to Router
SnakeyJ commented on Gina's blog entry in Miscellaneous Personal Projects
Wow - who would have thought Upottery would be in the lead for gigabit fibre to the premise, but great result for you! Out of interest what sort of price are they asking. If you are digging the trench and providing the fibre cable between your house and the kerbside connection point, it's probably cheaper to get a pre-terminated cable of long patch lead - but let me know what they are specifying (OS1/2 simplex/duplex, length and type of connectors) I've got lots of bits knocking around the office which you would be most welcome too. Only a little bit envious! -
A Fully Automated Imaging Observatory - WIP
SnakeyJ replied to steppenwolf's topic in The Astro Lounge
Well done Steve, a long and difficult path and not for the feint hearted - rather more of a pilgrimage in hair shirt 'n shorts. The end result must be even more satisfying, particularly after a good night's sleep. Now it just remains to batch and automate the processing :-) Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk -
Hi Phil, I've moved house now so sadly said good bye to this obs in March of this year and yet to build it's successor! However, lots more photos in my build thread - http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/192304-snakeyjs-obsy-build-thread The yardmaster shed performed quite well as a roll off observatory, but required substantial timber framing to make it solid and support the roof. It had a few minor leaks and was not easy to seal up to run controlled humidity, but at £450 all in would be very reasonable for this cost. -
4 weeks in hospital today
-
Installing Win10 (on my spare laptop!)
-
-
Waiting up for the lightening!
-
One week off the vape/nicotine - no one dead yet ;)
-
Nothing better than rummaging in someone elses skip ;)
-
Quick trip up country
-
Carl Zeiss Tementor 2
-
-
From the album: Telementor2
-
From the album: Telementor2
Close up of 0.965" EP adaptor to show crack. This does work, but does not securely grip the EPs, though a wrap of black tape would probably suffice and keep it working for the foreseeable. The plastic at the EP end is quite thin and is probably brittle with age. -
From the album: Telementor2
Included accessories. Zeiss Female M44 end cap, 0.965" EP adaptor and M44 extension tube. New Baader M44 to T2 male thread adaptor and Teleskop Service 15mm T2-1.25" compression adaptor. -
From the album: Telementor2
The OTA is an unusual but proven design. Very solidly built, it is in fact two concentric tubes, with the inner tube sliding forward and backward to achieve focus. The outer is steel with primed and painted. I believe the inner tube is a magnesium alloy with 3 knife edge baffles and the famous Zeiss 63/840 objective and cell. On the outside the OTA has gun sights for aiming, dovetail (slightly narrower than a standard Vixen) and focus knob. -
From the album: Telementor2
Note gun sites. This end is sealed with a Zeiss M44 dust cover.
