6″ F3.3 Extra Wide Field Newtonian Reflector
Since I have a couple of 6″ mirror blanks and need to get back into the mirror grinding groove for…
NTT16 Assembly
My 16″ F/4.5 Telescope is pretty close to done – just have to mount the motors and belts, and test…
NTT16 Progress
Sorry no pictures of the actual scope but got a lot done over the Xmas holidays, all the major components…
Strain Analysis
Before starting to grind my 24″ project down to a more reasonable focal length I decided to test the blank…
Stripping the Coatings
Finally got my FeCl and stripped the two mirrors I’ll be working on this winter – the 12″ is perforated…
New 24″ Project Glass Arrives!
After years of wondering the best way to create mirror blanks in the 20″ and up class using kilns etc.…
The Rose of Winter
The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros. Imaged on iTelescope T20, a 106mm Takahashi refractor with an SBIG STL-11000 camera by taking…
Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Astronomy Camera
The camera is on the telescope ready to test! I’ve mounted the RpiHQ camera on a Raspberry Pi case with…
Observatory Roof Renovation
Since my observatory run-off roof hasn’t really changed since it was built in 2002, it needs some remedial work. That’s…
Building the Poor Man’s Star Analyzer (PMSA) Spectrograph
After attending the Sacramento Mountain Spectroscopy Workshop last year and getting excited about doing spectroscopy on my own telescope, I’ve…