Arief's 10-incher

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Hi,
Errr... So... which mirror will "made his home" in the dob now??? :P :P

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Post by ariefm71 »

What a beauty! Looks professionally made. The curved spider must have been quite a challenege to install?
Thanks cc, at least 50% of the credit must go to Kay heem, acquired the half-finished project from him. The upper cage and curved spider was designed by Kayheem

Rich, no need ladder la, the eyepiece height while pointing to zenith is only about 60".
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Post by anat »

From Photo 10inch-dob-3.JPG, it seems that the lowest altitude is about 10-20 deg. Am I correct? Is it difficult to find a target for aligning a finderscope at that altitude? BTW, nice job!!! Do you find a new mirror to mount on the dob? :)

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Post by ariefm71 »

hi Anat,

The side bearings are angled 30 deg relative to the mirror box, as per kriege & berry recommendation. I can probably put one more teflon at the center to enable the scope to reach lower altitudes. Aligning finderscope can use any altitude. I'm using a premium mirror from Mike Spooner. How's your dob project progressing?
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Not much progress. :)
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Arief,

Looks fantastic. Congratulations to you and Kay Heem. I would like to look through it sometime...

TG
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I'm impressed!! Looks really professional. Would love to have a look through it!
see you under the stars...
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Post by dan »

Wow! Impressive! Finally we got to see your whole 10" scope... So, when will you be bringing it for 'field' test? how about this Friday at Changi?

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Hi,
I'm using a premium mirror from Mike Spooner.
Hmm... You didn't sell the mirror??? :k-?: Saw your ad and auction and I thought you sold it... :k-?:

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Hmm... You didn't sell the mirror??? Saw your ad and auction and I thought you sold it...

Have a nice day.
Well, the mirror is still with me today :-)
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