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Equatorial table, hydraulic focusing system, stepper motor electronic controls, hydraulic drive, advice to build a telescope, and beginners corner.
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Information acquired during design and construction of a 7.5" aperture F8.
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Information on telescope building, equatorial platform, scotch mount, and binocular mount, and information how to let a Dobsonian telescope move smoothly.
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Electronic based Journal with current issue, past issues, and archives.
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Oak tripod, tripod accessories, leg kits, feedback, and links.
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To disseminate knowledge, experiences, ideas, and resources.
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Articles on various telescope designs.
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Construction of reflector, refractor, and mini solar cam with images, and astro images.
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Accessory designs and information to enhance the use of Meade LX200s, Dobsonian reflectors, and other telescopes plus star charts for computerized telescopes.
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List of projects, mirror testing, do it yourself projects, CCD imaging and techniques, and Messier observations.
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Description, photographs, rebuilding of telescope, making simple lens for reflector, and links.
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Features plans and designs for stepper or servo motor layouts as well as features, free software, how-to information, and links.
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World's largest portable amateur telescope, 41.2" Newtonian reflector with pictures of the telescope and during construction.
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Information to add altitude-azimuth controller and unipolar stepper motor controller to a telescope, and directions with drawings and images of individual parts for a ten inch scope.
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Shows installation of electronics and mounting of the shaft encoders to both axis of the telescope, includes photographs and drawings..
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Materials, decisions, rough and fine grinding, and polishing to make a 8" mirror.
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Building a tester with a unique return mechanism, simplistic in design and very practical, enables the user to obtain highly accurate results.
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Telescope mirror making supplies and tutorials.
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Background, raw materials, and the manufacturing process with references.
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Amateur telescope making, mirror grinding.
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Projects, solar observing, collimation tools, observing tips, gallery, and links.
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Construction of small newtonian and Mel Bartels system for computer control.
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Details the restoration of the equipment from the late 1970's.
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Links to completed telescopes and free mirror testing software.
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Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes, solar camera, and links for parts.
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Mirror making, the equipment and testing equipment.
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Construction details with images of Dobsonian, GEM reflector, portable Dobsonian, 20" goto scope, dome, and 20" goto Dobsonian.
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Plans and how-to's for building a Dobsonian telescope, solar filter, and mirror-making techniques.
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Plans and instructions for building a Dobsonian, refractor, wooden tripod, eyepieces and other accessories.
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20" Dobsonian, 8" versatile newt, cookbook 245 CCD, equipment, images, logs, and links.
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Simple and proven techniques that most appropriate for the beginner and the novice mirror and telescope makers.
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Personal log of making a 10 inch Newtonian telescope and mirror, including pictures.
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Repository for resources and techniques by chronological, keyword, or author.
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Areas covered include optics, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, programming, and telescope equipment, and tips and techniques.
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FAQ, managing a subscription, and archives.
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Information and photos on the construction of the observatory.
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Documents design and building of an observatory for NexStar11 GPS telescope with images.
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Features several unique solutions for telescope issues with images.
