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First light, sort of
I played around with some thin alum sheet last night, & was able to roll a tube. It is an interference fit into the back of the lens cell. I'll rivet it in once I have painted, flocked & baffled the tube. You can see the ridge it butts up against in the photo of the back of the cell.
Still lots of work to do, but I was able to assemble it temporarily & get a star test (hand held) with a few eyepieces (20mm Antares & an Ethos). The images looked great; I think these lenses are going to make great RFTs.
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