mapstar Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) Nice work Jim. A really individual scope that stands out from the crowd. Hope to hear the first light report soon Edited November 15, 2017 by mapstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niallk Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Stunning work I hope you get good weather now to test and enjoy it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saac Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Damian, niallk, thanks. In the short time I had to play with it on Sunday night I got the impression that there is a bit of a learning curve ahead of me on setting up and on using it effectively. Stand by for lots of questions and me looking for tips. I feel like I'm preparing for a Dob driving licence Jim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 looking good jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saac Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, faulksy said: looking good jim Thanks Mike, I hope it works well. I promised the pupils at school today to give them an early look at it even though it still needs finishing touches and a shake down. So it's packed up in the boot of the car, I feel like I should be putting a blanket around it Jim Edited November 15, 2017 by saac 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan White Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 That is one amazing project, looks really great. I can see why you feel a need to wrap it up and protect it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 should be a heated blanket saac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saac Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 23 minutes ago, faulksy said: should be a heated blanket saac You made me laugh Mike. The first time I took the mirror into school was way back in February. Back then it was just the mirror box but I placed it in the car overnight. When I got to work and removed the lid the mirror was all frosted up, it took hours to clear! Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saac Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 34 minutes ago, Alan White said: That is one amazing project, looks really great. I can see why you feel a need to wrap it up and protect it. Cheers Alan. I did briefly consider sleeping in the car with it but my wife threatend to turn it into kindling if I did Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 46 minutes ago, saac said: Cheers Alan. I did briefly consider sleeping in the car with it but my wife threatend to turn it into kindling if I did Jim should of told the wife she could sleep in the car , then you could put your dob in your bedroom that would go down well 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdutch20 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 What a fantastic project to do at school. Those kids are very lucky to have you as a teacher (and the school to support it). What age group did yo do the project with? BTW I love the design of the scope - looks like a sculpture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saac Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) Hi @flyingdutch20 thanks for your kind words; It was and continues to be a thoroughly enjoyable project. It really involved all of my classes from S1 (11-12 ) through to S6 (17-18). But it was the senior kids that were actively involved during the build. Later, a small lunchtime club group helped to add the digital setting circles - they were able to do the Arduino coding that I couldn't It has a dedicated corner of the classroom where it generates a lot of questions throughout the year, waiting for the dark skies post our autumn mid term holiday. In between, I've been able to use the mirror mounted on the bench tops for some optics demonstrations. The lost covid years put us back a bit so we are really still working up how to use it to best effect. I'm going to be working on it during the upcoming autumn holiday which is a week away . One of the things I need to work on is how to move it around on site more easily, some kind of trolly is needed. I'll upload some updated photographs over the next week. Hopefully this winter session we can have a few trips out with the kids. Jim Edited September 27, 2022 by saac 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I missed this thread first time around. What an amazingly well executed project. Well done @saac! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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