A 13.1" F4.5 for William in Novi Michigan.

Just completed is a 13.1" F4.5 with a Coulter primary and secondary mirror. The optics have new coatings and perform nicely under the stars. Note the Sky Commander and dew shield. The focuser is a nice 1-speed 2" crayford. A red dot finder is mounted on the top strut for aligning the Sky Commander.

This is the rear view of William's telescope. The mirror
cell is a hybrid of Baltic birch with an all aluminium
6-point flotation support system.

Mirror box, alt bearings and rocker box of the
13.1" F4.5 telescope

Detail of William's top ring, focuser, spider, Sky Commander
and Red Dot finder.

Full kit for 15" F4.1 for Carl G. in San Diego Calaifornia.

Just completed today and ready for packaging and shipping is a 15" full kit for Carl G. in San Diego. Note the 18-point flotation mirror cell installed on the mirror board.

18-point flotation mirror cell installed on mirror board.

The rear of the mirror cell shows the optional counterweight
if it is needed to balance the optical tube assembly.

Kevin with his 12.5" telescope.

Kevin A from Billerica, MA had me "remake" his 12.5" F4.8 telescope and leave it "unfinished". He applied a coat of colored stain for a custom finish. Of special note, you'll see a "filter slide" under the eyepiece.

Kevin uses a University Optics mirror cell.

Notice the filter slide below the eyepiece and focuser. A Tel
is also included.

Kit for 17.5" telescope.

Completed today is a 17.5" kit for Don C in Pembina North Dakota. The kit is for a "truss" telescope and includes an 18-point mirror cell.

Russ C. from Sacramento CA picks up his 13.1: telescope.

Russ C. from Sacramento, CA. came by to pick up his 13.1" telescope. We "test drove" the scope in the backyard. Using the Sky Commander, we easily located and viewed M13, M92, M88, Saturn and other DSO's. It was a great evening for both of us.

My personal 13.1" F4.5 telescope.

I've just re-assembled my personal telescope after receiving the refigured primary mirror from Optical Wave Labs. Cary did a great job on the mirror and coated it with a 96% enhanced coating.

This is a 13.1" F4.5 is 1.5" thick primary that started out as a "Discovery" mirror.

Here the scope is setup at 7:45 p.m. for an evening of observing from my back yard in Palm Desert, CA.

(Once it gets real dark, I'll have to remember the pool is there. It is a moon-less night!)

13.1" F4.5 for Russ in San Diego, California.

I've just completed a 13.1" F4.5 (based on a Coulter mirror) for Russ C. in Sacramento. Note the Easy Transport Telescope option, curved-vane spider and 2-speed, 2" focuser. A Sky Commander system is also included.

The primary mirror and secondary.has a 96% enhanced coating.

Detail of the Sky Commander on its' "stage" mount.

The Baltic birch mirror cell is actually a hybrid
of wood and 1/4" plate aluminium. It is a
9-point flotation cell optimized with plop.

Detail of the top ring with Destiny 3-vane curved-vane spider.