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My 14.5 inch f/3.5 "Grab & Go" Telescoppe-My current
"Flagship" Telescope. This photo was taken at the 2017 Golden State Star Party. . |
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Simple
concept-make a large Aperture Telescope as light and
minimalist as
possible, manageble by one person and able to travel in a small
vehicle with room for camping provisions. The total weight
was 105 pounds, with the heaviest piece 72 pounds, that being the
Cell/Mirror combination. The Pyramid Spider replaced the
Cage structure. Aluminum straps and corner gussits added
regidity. The Cage nests on the "Mirror Box" for travel.
The material was Baltic Birch
with an epoxy coating including the Mirror Cell. Lots of holes
to reduce weight, combined with aluminum gussits and straps to add
rigidity. The trusses are made from
foam filled 3/4 inch Graphite tubing and the Spider is made from
Aluminum and Composite plates.
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| Milky Way & Sky Imaging - PDF Scrap Books |
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2023 Milky
Way & Sky Images Sony AC7 Camera |
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2023 & 2022 Milky
Way & Sky Images Sony A6000 Camera |
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Pre-2000 Earth & Sky Variety Film Cameras |
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| Solar Eclipses |
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2023 Annular Solar Eclipse October 14th, 2023 Medford Oregon, USA |
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2017
Total Solar Eclipse August 21st, 2017 Baker City, OR USA |
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2012 Annular Solar Eclipse May 20th, 1993 Susanville, CA USA |
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2009
Total Solar Eclipse July 22, 2009 viewed from near Iwo Jima |
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2001
Total Solar Eclipse June 21st, 2001 Africa |
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2000
Partial Solar Eclipse July 1st, 2000 Astoria, Oregon, USA |
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1999
Total Solar Eclipse August 11th, 1999 Turkey |
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1998
Total Solar Eclipse August 11th, 1999 Aruba, Caribbean |
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1990
Patial Solar Eclipse August 11th, 1999 Pine Mountain Observatory, Oregon |
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