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Originally Posted by h0ughy
i ask this question because of a recent visit to a member of the Newcastle Astronomical Society.
George Livanos is building a 48 inch scope made from an aluminuim mirror which he is currently grinding, cage and scope design which he has built and fabricated, and using every day type materials.
It is a labour of love and I am sure that Orion can fill in some of the details for me, he is getting close to achieving the projects finality (within the next 12mths i am lead to believe).
Now george took a virtually unfinished 32" scope to the SPSP 2005, aparently that has been refined a bit more, and he is currently working on a 24" with Orion. I am absolutely amazed as to georges abilities and resourcefulness.
I will get some images later and get an article done, but what an amazing amount of thought that has gone into this project And some people may remember him from Lostock this year in the river grinding a lens..............
oh i digressed, the largest scope I have looked through was a 30" at Duckadang, so I await the completion of George's project with glee    |
I was surprised Houghy to find out that that was your first time over Georges place.
Yes, big George certainly amazes me.
I've known George for a few years now and I have never met anyone like him.
I remember when he started with the aluminium mirror, he made a plane out of a piece of hard wood and the blade of a circular saw and he started taking shavings off, carving the shape into the mirror.
He has come a long way since then.
The telescope.
48"f8 folded Herschelian telescope.
1.2m octagon aluminium primary mirror, 600mm aluminium secondary
and a 7" (178mm) tertiary.
Here is a pic of George holding my 24" with the 48" monster (not completed) in the back ground.