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Trave; Telescope made for K. L. Lee in Singapore:
An "Travel Telescope" made with a Meade 8" F6 primary for K.L. Lee in Singapore. K.L. wanted the scope to have a smaller secondary, so I've used a low profile focuser and smaller size secondary. The focuser on the "inside diameter" of the top ring to make this work. The spider is from Destiny. The overall weight of the telescope, completely assembled, is only 34#. The scope is sized, such, that it qualifies as "luggage" on an airline. The overall "travel size" is 14"x14.5"x19.5" and weighs 29.5# when configured for travel. See below for more details. The
telescope was completed in May 2009.
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K. L. Lee in Singapore with his new 8" travel Telescope. June 2009. |
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The 8" completely assembled and ready to use. |
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From the rear. You can see
the small counterweight affixed to the rear center of the mirror
cell. |
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I was asked to make a custom
eyepiece tray for three 1.25" and one 2" eyepieces. The tray is
removable with thumb screws.
Also
visible is the "break" on the altitude bearing. This helps
balance the scope when changing from lighter to heavier
eyepieces. |
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The top ring with the low
profile Antares 2--speed 2" crayford focuser. |
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The telescope assembles and
disassembles without the need for tools. The intermediate ring
nests into the bottom of the rocker box..
This picture shows that three of the 22.5" struts can be used
for storage or easy transport. |
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TRAVEL
STRUTS: Here the
OTA, now only 13" tall, nests into the rocker box with the
intermediate ring. The only items left are the six 22.5"
struts and the altitude bearings. The focuser baffle fits
into the bottom of the rocker box as well (not shown).
The
overall size is 14"x14.5"x19.5". Small enough to be
checked onto an airplane as "luggage". The weight is
29.5#.
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I've put
a yardstick near the telescope to give a sense of size.
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