Hey guys,
Motorcycles, Cars, Powdercoat Oven, Music and Guitars....
Not to mention a wife that needs more attention than a pot of boiling water;
and we all know that requires constant watching. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
I do love eye candy.
Anyways... What else could I possibly need to divert my time and attention?
Well I love looking at the night sky. I love to see the planets and the stars.
I had been looking for some time for a deal on a large aperture telescope for a while.
I came across an Orion 10" with computerized tracking. They are call a GoTo scope.
Actually the scope is better at finding objects than it is in tracking them. Great for observing.
I had to go through the scope and correct some issues but it has been a great diversion.
A rather large scope I made a rolling chassis for it to make it easier to move around. (Heavy AF).
Once in position I have to block it up as the tires do not provide a solid enough platform.
It has levelers built into the setup so that is easy but I intend to upgrade those as well sometime soon.
I will also be updating the chassis to add an equatorial platform to allow me to take longer exposure pictures.
Recently started taking photography of the night sky objects and have run into some limitations.
Anyway, I have included a few pics of the scope.. I'll also share a few pics I've taken with it.
Looking forward to Dark Sky trip sometime this year or perhaps next. Meantime I'll just keep practicing and modifying
what I have to maximize my ability to capture the night sky.
Scope barrel being refinished.
After initial assembly.
On the rolling cart before finishing the project
Motorcycles, Cars, Powdercoat Oven, Music and Guitars....
Not to mention a wife that needs more attention than a pot of boiling water;
and we all know that requires constant watching. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
I do love eye candy.
Anyways... What else could I possibly need to divert my time and attention?
Well I love looking at the night sky. I love to see the planets and the stars.
I had been looking for some time for a deal on a large aperture telescope for a while.
I came across an Orion 10" with computerized tracking. They are call a GoTo scope.
Actually the scope is better at finding objects than it is in tracking them. Great for observing.
I had to go through the scope and correct some issues but it has been a great diversion.
A rather large scope I made a rolling chassis for it to make it easier to move around. (Heavy AF).
Once in position I have to block it up as the tires do not provide a solid enough platform.
It has levelers built into the setup so that is easy but I intend to upgrade those as well sometime soon.
I will also be updating the chassis to add an equatorial platform to allow me to take longer exposure pictures.
Recently started taking photography of the night sky objects and have run into some limitations.
Anyway, I have included a few pics of the scope.. I'll also share a few pics I've taken with it.
Looking forward to Dark Sky trip sometime this year or perhaps next. Meantime I'll just keep practicing and modifying
what I have to maximize my ability to capture the night sky.
Scope barrel being refinished.
After initial assembly.
On the rolling cart before finishing the project