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| Steve's 11" F4.5 is complete. The primary is a Lightholder -- a real beauty. Note the Sky Commander system, strings, Moonlite 2-speed focuser and primary dew shield. The secondary is an 1/20th wave Antares. Nice!! |
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| The Sky Commander on its "stage". The primary was coated by Spectrum and is center marked for easy collimation. |
Last night I had my first opportunity to use the 13.1 dob you made for me at our club’s first star party of 2020. I attached a photo of me (orange shirt) dialing in the colllimation with my friend Rene. He’s know in our club as “the human goto” mount for his skills at finding dso. Everyone was impressed with your workmanship and quality. The views were amazing. Very nice crisp stars with the Paracorr 2 and Nagler eyepieces. It’s the best views and smoothest moving scope I have owned. It’s a lifetime keeper scope for me. Thank you for recommending this size for my needs per our discussions beforehand. It is the perfect scope for me. I should have done this a long time ago. |
| Nice job putting the kit together. I really like the color. |
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| Note the "break" just under the altitude bearing. |
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| The rocker box and mirror box w/altitude bearings fit just right. The motions are smooth and buttery.... |
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| A great fit and getting ready to apply the color, Steve's 11" F4.5 string-strut and the rocker box. Perfect fit.... |
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| The "mirror box" for Steve's 11". Note the "hooks" which will anchor the strings. I'll add a dew shield a bit later. |
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| The optical tube assembly (OTA) is assembled. Yet to be added are the altitude bearings and strings. Those will come next. Then on to the rocker box, Sky Commander and completion.... |
