OK, here are some. The UTA "in the raw". Peter is experimenting as he builds. He has described the experience as fun
He has completed the UTA to get a weight so he can design the mirror/rocker box to a desired altitude pivot height.
Isn't that a lovely sight? Red (
) Moonlite focusser with filter slide which he has located out of the light path. Moonlite now provide a heater for the filter slide so that is going on.
How about that curved spider!
It turns out there was no easy way to fit the GSO holder to the spider, so Peter will put in a Galaxy secondary. Looks like the primary mirror and the finderscope dovetail foot will be the only things that carry over from the original GSO 12" dob.
(So there will be a GSO secondary in holder already fitted with a DG-1 heater coming to the IIS Classifieds soon!)
Total UTA weight, all fitted out and with 17mm Nagler - 5Kg.
I'm also going to get his new Delrin pole blocks (see his home page for details).
This is all good!
