Christian
Sorry for the late response. Work took me into the goldfields Of WA this week where the skies were soooooh dark I couldn't believe it. AND NO SCOPE!
I adapted the square box from a tall rectangular one which I saw. The box is handy to house the electronics but these could be afixed to the other side of a plate I suppose. The main reason I went for a box design was so that I could just set it down on any suitable surface and not have to worry about fixing it there. (I set mine up on a stepladder).
The square shape ensures darkness around the star in all directions when viewed through your scope. I changed this from the model I saw as it appeared very thin in one direction.
Hope this helps and good luck!
Barry
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Originally Posted by cristian abarca
I have a few questions regarding the artificial star. In the article a box is used. does it have to be a box (cube) or can it be smaller? Is the function of the box only to hold the electronic components? I have all the materials to make one and I just want to confirm some of the details.
Regards Cristian
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