If I had a schedule I guess I’d be about 10 months behind it. You may remember last summer’s Extreme Makeover Telescope Edition. I put a lot of work into turning a 10 inch tube assembly into a working Dobsonian reflector. Then I got a 9.25″ SCT and the 10″ just didn’t seem so important. Well, after working on the Library Telescope Project with CAAS and CALS I got energized again and decided to finish the project. See the picture. Â We had first light about a week ago and the Moon looked just fine. Â The yellow elastic band acts as a variable counterweight and seems to be just right.
I plan to use this on my quest for the Astronomical League’s Messier Club which does not allow for the use of goto mounts. Â I’ve seen them all before, I’ve even photographed them all before (though I’ve lost them) but now I start over. Â I plan to also work on the binocular version of the same club.
