Wanna make a scope? Or better still, grind a mirror yourself. Or, you have some good tips in making a really useful accessory? This is the place to show what your hands can do...
Here is a cool Newtonian one can built, especially Kay Heem or Chuang Yee!
Of course, if you are too lazy...just buy the it ...
One thing to note that we should not be deceived by its size. Its 8" , so should be fairly big. I'm thinking why not a 6" instead? Then it will be ideal.
I don't see any slomo control, so I assume its properly balanced and works like a dob, but the size of eyepieces would be limited...
Airconvent wrote:Here is a cool Newtonian one can built, especially Kay Heem or Chuang Yee!
Of course, if you are too lazy...just buy the it ...
One thing to note that we should not be deceived by its size. Its 8" , so should be fairly big. I'm thinking why not a 6" instead? Then it will be ideal.
I don't see any slomo control, so I assume its properly balanced and works like a dob, but the size of eyepieces would be limited...
Yes, I have seen a pic of the beast on that website. I notice that the altitude hubs are pretty small. Unless you have some kind of a friction lock of sorts, you are limited by the weight of eyepieces you can use.
If you want ideas, you can look for an old issue of S&T 1-2 years ago which give very good suggestions for a portable 6" scope. In fact, I do have the parts of a portable light scope which I do not have time to finish up. It is still lacking the swivel base. I am currently devoting my limited time to the 10" dob. I am seriously thinking of selling of the parts for the smaller dob OTA. Any takers?
