Sep. 1st, 2008
15" scope operational again.
Sep. 1st, 2008 11:57 amI got the mirror cleaned. Damn, it was filthy. Also I chased a lot of cobwebs out. It still needs some work but it's at least usable and still a damn fine instrument. I should do some work on the elevation bearings, I never got them quite right, just good enough.
I found it interesting that I can see more stuff in the SPOTTING SCOPE of the 15" than I can with the Astroscan, even though the spotting scope is just an 8x50mm, and the Astroscan is a 4.25".
The notes are here.
I found it interesting that I can see more stuff in the SPOTTING SCOPE of the 15" than I can with the Astroscan, even though the spotting scope is just an 8x50mm, and the Astroscan is a 4.25".
The notes are here.