Replacing the focus mount adapter
This is the “before” image of the 2″ wooden adapter between the telescope primary cell and the 2″ focuser. It is needed as the original setup included the filter wheel,…
dangers of working in observatories
We spent some time working on the Torus telescope and Tardis observatory yesterday.. maybe an hour working on the wheels and rail transport and then moved inside to work on…
Tardis wheels
A few weeks back we changed out the six regular wheels that moved the Tardis Observatory off from the telescope, to four inverted V wheels on an angle iron rail.…
testing the lens
We purchased a canon 75-300mm zoom lens for astronomy purposed, but have not yet had a lot of chance to try it out. So in the daylight of the backyard…
Telescope Mirror Cleaning time
This is the 20cm telescope mirror from “Starbuck”, Kim’s newtonian on a Dobsonian mount. Having just come back from the RASC General Assembly, she has refilled the motivation reservoir and…