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Have scope, will travel! This Dobsonian not only gives great views, it also fits into an airplane’s overhead storage compartment. One of the best reasons for learning to build telescopes is that you can make instruments that perfectly match a particular observing need or circumstance. As an editor at Sky & Telescope, my “circumstance” happily … Continue reading “My 8-inch Travelscope”
Remounting your Newtonian reflector’s primary mirror could lead to better performance and easier collimation. Many telescopes have mirror mounts that are less than ideal. Some hold the mirror in place with clips that project over its surface and introduce image-harming diffraction effects. Others have adjustments that require tools or are so frustrating that observers rarely … Continue reading “A Simple Double-Plate Mirror Cell for Your Reflector”