[Rodstar (Rod)]

I am a very satisfied man.

The Mary Rose has returned from Santa’s Dobsonian Makeover (SDM) workshop with some fantastic upgrades. In fact, it looks and feels like a new scope!

Santa (Peter Read) has fitted the Mary Rose with new Delrin split blocks, an 80mm Stellarvue finderscope (scope is fully balanced), a new Moonlite filter slide with built in dew strap, a Feathertouch focuser, higher quality finer collimation screws for the primary mirror cell, and a new quieter lower amp fan at the base of the primary mirror with spider web/alien themed grill. He has also replaced the Kydex in the secondary cage to stained Plywood. He has also tidied up some wear and tear, and improved the wiring. What’s more, the Mary Rose now has gold lettering to mark her out on the observing field!

For more info and pictures, read on.....