I played with the big boys for awhile but absolutely detested the ladder. This is my current dob, a 12" f/5. The primary, secondary, mirror cell and focuser are from an Apertura 12AD. Wasn't real...
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I played with the big boys for awhile but absolutely detested the ladder. This is my current dob, a 12" f/5. The primary, secondary, mirror cell and focuser are from an Apertura 12AD. Wasn't real...
This is interesting to see the numbers. I first started 11 eleven years ago. I observed without direction at first - a Messier here and one there on an 8" Dobson that I had built. Guided by a...
That's our club's 36", f/6.3 reflector. Here's the address: http://www.wro.org/. There's one or two articles there. A better description is on Mike Lockwood's website.
The original mirror...
This is my 18" Quantum by Astrosystems. New hand rubbed finish outside, new black paint inside, new finder, new coatings (last year), BETI for the netbook/Megastar combo. Sweet system for me. Now...
I read these comments with interest. I've got a 5mm, 7mm and 11mm Naglers that I've enjoyed for sometime. I wanted to fill the spot between the 7mm and 11mm Naglers so I gave the ES 8.8mm, 82...