Charles Riddel, Half Hitch Telescope - RIP

[TakMan]

Sad news... I found out today that the creator of my beautiful Nova Hitch mount, Charles Riddel (based in Austin, Texas), passed away after a short battle with cancer.

Some of you will know of his hand built, CNC machined creations - the Half Hitch and Quarter Hitch alt/az mounts (and their 'super' variants), plus the Nova Hitch and FTX range.

http://www.halfhitchtelescope.com

Recently he has been working on bringing to market the Hitch Hiker, see here:

http://www.hitchhiker-om.com/index.html

 

 

I'm sure you'll join me in sending our astro community condolences to his son Jake (who hopes to continue his father's work) and to the rest of the family...

 

RIP Charles

Damian

[Space Hopper]

That is sad news Damian.

He was a pioneer, and the quality of his mount was something to behold.