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From the album: 222mm (8.7 in) F 7.3 home-made single-pole telescope.
Bearing kit including side bearings, teflon & Ebony Star laminate purchased from David Lukehurst. -
From the album: 222mm (8.7 in) F 7.3 home-made single-pole telescope.
Design inspired by Ross Sackett. This is the scope I put out when mainly cloudy on the offchance of it clearing or when there are infrequent gaps in the clouds for those brief glimpses of a planet, the moon or a specific astronomical event that might otherwise be missed if I used my larger scope that takes longer to cool to ambient temperature. -
222mm (8.7 in) F 7.3 home-made single-pole telescope.
Images added to a gallery album owned by perrin6 in Member's Album
Although this had a good mirror and an undersized secondary, the design compromised contrast due to lack of effective baffling. Went into skip as I had to leave the country & didn't have time to dispose of otherwise !! -
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From the album: 350mm (13.8 in.) F5 home-made single-pole telescope
Original build in 2004 made according to Kriege & Berry specs. Was very heavy with long, fiddly set-up as had to be stored broken down. -
From the album: 350mm (13.8 in.) F5 home-made single-pole telescope
Original build in 2004 made according to Kriege & Berry specs. Was very heavy with long, fiddly set-up as had to be stored broken down.
