coldlegs
21-11-2012, 11:58 AM
Flip down side
The dopey owner (me) of this DIY obs finally realised that the NNE side cut off about 40% of the light from jupiter resulting in crap images! OMG! I am regarded as slightly “slow” in some quarters! Emergency re-work started immediately and resulted in a flip down section being created. Should be able to get down to the triangulum galaxy but not much further due to building/trees etc. Woodwork is a little quick and dirty but “I got more stars” yippee.
Cheers
Stephen
edit: original construction detail here if your thinking about building something similar.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=81602
The dopey owner (me) of this DIY obs finally realised that the NNE side cut off about 40% of the light from jupiter resulting in crap images! OMG! I am regarded as slightly “slow” in some quarters! Emergency re-work started immediately and resulted in a flip down section being created. Should be able to get down to the triangulum galaxy but not much further due to building/trees etc. Woodwork is a little quick and dirty but “I got more stars” yippee.
Cheers
Stephen
edit: original construction detail here if your thinking about building something similar.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=81602