The beginnings of a rocker box for a Lightbridge 12" telescope
for Robert F. in Ft. Myers, Florida.

Another view of the rocker box with the front and rear
spacers held in place with clamps.

Progress is coming along nicely for Hitesh's 16" telescope. Here the rocker box is taking shape.

16" F4.5 for Hitesh in Santa Clara California.

Work continues on Hitesh's 16" F4.5 telescope. The truss OTA is completed. Note that the wood mirror cover is still in the varnish-drying stage and not installed. The removable dew shield is to the right of the photo.

Detail of the top ring, Moonlite 2-speed 2" focuser
and Filter Slide.

Note the "filter slide" under the Moonlite focuser. This allows up to 3 filters to be installed and swing into the field-of-view anytime the observer wishes to use one. The secondary hasn't been installed as yet.

My good buddy Paul R in the S.F. Bay Area
with his 12.5" telescope built from one of our kits.

Mirror box made for Hitesh's 16" telescope.
Hitesh lives in Santa Clara California.

Construction continues on Hitesh's 16" F4.5 telescope.  The black "Truss blocks" are on the top ring. The removable dew shield is in place

16" F4.5 mirror and 18-point flotation mirror cell for
Hitesh's telescope.

This is the 18-point mirror cell before  being attached to the rear of the mirror. You can see the black "dot" in the center of the mirror so the cell can be aligned correctly. The blue masking tape holds the cell components in place and will be removed. The mirror cell has  been optimized  with Plop and is made from 1/4" aluminum plate.

18-point flotation mirror cell for Brian's
17.5" F4.5 telescope mirror.

Photo of the mirror "box" for Brian's 17.5" F4.5 telescope. The mirror sits on an 18-point flotation mirror cell. The cell is all aluminum and has been optimized with Plop. The dew shield is removable for easy assembly and dis-assembly of the telescope.

"Mirror Box" for 17.5" F4.5 telescope. The blocks on the top
of the assembly are the Moonlite truss sockets.

Upper Tube Assembly for 17.5" F4.5 telescope

I've been working on a 17.5" F4.5 for Brian in Dartmouth Nova Scotia, Here's a picture of the UTA (upper tube assembly). The telescope is coming along nicely.

Here you can see the Moonlite 2-speed, 2" focuser in place. The spider is an observatory grade curved-vane  Destiny.

The finder-board still needs to be added.