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bottom plate bearings problem (v. 1.1)
the bottom plate now needs a way of ensuring that it ‘glides’ around rather than scrapes as it does at the moment. so time for some ball bearings. after a bit of internet searching, the easiest available to me were from rs components. ordered them easy enough but once they arrived it turned out they […]
waxing gibbous
Another shot of dat moon through the zenithstar 66.
Shutter Speed: 1/160Sec.
ISO Speed 100.
BlueMirror bottom (azimuth) plate added (v. 1.1)
well, the plate was pretty easy. i’ve made it too small though. mistake. worse, i then took out a bit of the top plate to make it easier to see the bottom plate. second mistake. oh well. it’s not that important – the compass is now unnecessary anyway. but still a rush of blood to […]
ideas for version 1.1
so, this mount has been working for a few months now. it had a good run in spain in the summer and was fantastic in the dark welsh skies this christmas. the one feature of the mount that is not so good, though, is the azimuth scale. the compass always a bit of a bodge […]
orion and taurus
Shot from Wales.
No telescope just 25 sec exposure at f3.5 on Canon 400D, ISO 1600.
You can just see the pleiades in the top right.
