Re: [fedora-astronomy] astronomy Digest, Vol 23, Issue 1
by Bob Stricklin
OK you guys woke me up and you are full of humor.
I will trow out a topic.
What if you wanted to make your own telescope? Where would you find low
cost high quality lens or mirrors? Would you consider making the optics
by casting materials in a plastic membrane or spend the dollars to buy
them. Is there any military or other surplus worth considering?
I have a small ranch so away from city a bit and lots of room. I can
weld and have the equipment needed. I have access to large diameter used
steel pipe of most sizes at reasonable cost. I found this link on the
web while typing this posting and it took me away for a bit. Will have
to spend more time here too:
http://www.mdpub.com/scopeworks/
I could build it on a trailer so I could take it to star parties or I
could build a fixed installation.
Also have the ability and motors needed to build a tracking system.
This is something I have been thinking of doing for some time and it
will be a long term project.
I have Solidworks 3D software. So as ideas develop I can make a detailed
design. Also have optical simulation software to test ideas.
Questions that will likly come:
What will it be used for?
What is the budget if any?
> Ideas????
13 years, 1 month
Tap Tap Tap... is this thing on?
by Eric Christensen
Just wanted to see if this SIG was still a SIG. I hadn't seen any
activity on the list in quite a while. Where is everyone?
--Eric
13 years, 1 month
