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Old 13-04-2008, 12:41 PM
Ian Robinson
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Originally Posted by Orion View Post
No!....But if I were to build something that big it will have to be a Nasmyth.

He has already built the telescope and is finishing the optics.
Details...48"f8 folded Herschelian telescope.
1.2m octagon aluminium primary mirror,
600mm aluminium secondary
and a 7" (178mm) tertiary.

Yes.
Wow !

Is the focal path passed to a cavity through one of the altitude bearings or is he going to build a big fork equatorial mount for it ?
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