And, more on Jay's 13.1" F4.5 . . .

Here, the mirror box now with the alt bearings affixed.

Jay's 13.1" F4.5 OTA . . .

13.1" F4.5 for Jay. The OTA is virtually complete.
The struts are 51.75" long. 

The mirror box. Note the "hooks". These are for the "string"
telescope variant.

13.1" F4.5 for Jay . . .

Jay's 13.1" F4.5 is coming together nicely. Here, the mirror boare with mirror
and top ring. The focuser is a Moonlite 2-speed 2" Crayford.

With the mirror cover in place.

A Mirror Cell for Jay's 13.1" F4.5 . . .

6-point flotation mirror cell for Jay's 13.1" F4.5
It has been optimized with Plop.

A ventilation hole in the mirror board. Easy and fast cooling.

More on Jay's 13.1" telescope . . .The

The Altitude Bearings for Jay's 13.1" telescope are pretty much complete.
Under are the sides to the rocker box for  his telescope.

A 13.1" for Jay in Claremore, Oklahoma.....

The OTA tube-rings for Jay's 13.1" coming together.

My Personal C8 . . .

I had a chance to pick up a complete Celestron C8 fork mount.
(I already owned the C8 OTA). The result is nice -- although 
I'll paint the fork "black"!!

I was able to use standard Sky Commander encoder hardware
to mount the right-ascension and declination encoders.

A "home made" center adapter and the RA encode works great.
The "tangent arm just "sits" against the fork.

And the Sky Commander sits on the tripod comfortably.

Black Forrest Star Party . . .

Aviad and his 10" Dobstuff telescope at the
Black Forrest Star Party, Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania.

Wyatt and his Scope in the Field ....

Hi Dennis,

Your scope gets a lot of onlookers. I have people stopping by to get a closer look, and they are really impressed - especially the home builders who know for sure how refined the design and build are. The ultralight strut design (sans shroud) with the end-weighted pole really works well in windy conditions. I am very pleased - thank you!

- Wyatt

Wyatt and his 10" at the Texas Astronomical Society's
40-acre site near Dallas.

Relaxin'