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Galileo1
RB and I went to Philadelphia to see the Galileo exhibit at the Franklin Institute. We were the first...
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Uploaded on Jul 28, 2009
AtTheMike
Capt. Nemo gets the Astronomer's Choice award at the 2009 Riverside Telescope Makers Conference. I...
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Uploaded on May 30, 2009
ScreenShot
Shameless plug: Check out my telescope making website stardazed.com
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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2009
HappyDay
My "Capt. Nemo" telescope wins second place mechanical design and second place...
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Uploaded on Aug 5, 2008
FirstRoundOfJudges
At the Stellafane mechanical and craftsmanship competition the judges come in two waves. Here's the first group.
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Uploaded on Aug 5, 2008
OnTheRock
"Capt. Nemo's telescope" at Stellafane 2008. For several years I've felt that the rock in...
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Uploaded on Aug 5, 2008
Me (on the left) with Captain Nemo (12" f/5)
Just got done today! The concept for the scope came out of online discussions of Steampunk...
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Uploaded on Jul 21, 2008
VariableIrisFocuserBaffle
EbonyStar
Ebony Star laminate on teflon, with lots of Sailkote to keep it running smoothly
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Uploaded on Jul 21, 2008
Easy
With the mirror box latched to the rocker, it's easy to roll around the yard. My uncle called this my "Victorian lawnmower" shot
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Uploaded on Jul 21, 2008
DownTheStairs
SecondaryHolder2
I made the cut-outs on the steel spider vanes with a scroll saw (very slow feed rate, low revs, and LOTS of hardenen blades)
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Uploaded on Jul 21, 2008
