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13.1" F4.5 Newtonian for Bob in Homer
Glen Illinois.:
This telescope includes an Antares 2-speed 2" crayford focuser with 1.25" adapter, a Destiny curved vane spider and secondary. The mirror is a Coulter 13.1" and sits on a custom built 6-point all aluminum mirror cell optimized with Plop. Bob assembled the telescope from a kit. Note that the 3-tone color scheme adds to the beauty of the telescope. Really striking!! The
telescope was completed in November 2009.
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Here's the full text of
Bob's comments:
" Dennis, Here is the "finished" scope. I have a few touch-ups to do on the struts, and a few spots of stain that I will repair later in the month. I finished this with multiple coats of cherry stain, then varnish. On the bearings, I used a polyurethane that I will not use again, as it left the birch with a yellow tint. (I will fix this down the road) The scope is the same color scheme as our cherry/maple dining room table and chairs. It came out so nice, that I may store it in the corner of the dining room as a conversation piece when not in use.
I took my time building,
as I did not want to make any irreversible mistakes.
Everything went together very smoothly when I just took
things step by step. Their were several steps that I over
thought. When I just took a step back and relaxed, it all
just fell into place.
The limited viewing time
we have had so far has been great. I still need to add the
baffle for deep sky viewing, and that will be done tonight
or tomorrow. I was really surprised at the quality of the
image that came in when viewing Jupiter.
Thanks for such a great
quality kit. You can tell that a lot of thought and
engineering went in to the design. I can't wait to bring
this to a star party.
The little girl is my 4
year old daughter Alex, who got sooooo excited every time I
asked if she wanted to help my build the scope. She is out
there with me every night that conditions are good enough to
view. Bob"
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The 13.1" completely assembled and ready to use. |
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This photo shows a nice
"rear" shot with the mirror cell clearly visible. The
1/4" hole in the center of the cell is threaded if a
counterweight is ever needed. |
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Another nice shot of the
"mirror box". The mirror is affixed to the cell with silicone
and is on a 6-point flotation cell optimized with Plop. |
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For more information about your requirements: --Dennis Steele --Tel: 650-315-6578 (anytime) --Email: densteele@dobstuff.com More of my photos here. |
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