exploits and adventures in astronomy from rural Bedfordshire
Currently sitting in a damp field in North Norfolk - yep, it's Star Party time here in the UK - and realised it has been (yet again) over a year since I last updated my own website... Things have been busy - the details of which I won't bore you with, suffice to say my...
"Time for the annual post…"Continue reading
As I mentioned in the last post, the flocking in the OTA needed attention. In warm weather, it would lift off from the OTA and this would be visible in the image. This was due to the flocking strips being a bit too wide so there is not enough material to stretch when the OTA...
"Flocking of the OTA – Complete"Continue reading
So a few years ago, I had a Ritchey Chretien (RC), and although I didn't get on with the particular model that I had, I guessed at some point it would return for another spell at TANO! The optical design of the RC is of two hyperbolic mirrors, designed to eliminate coma (off axis errors)....
"Return of the RC…"Continue reading
My last update to my site was in Sept 2018 - it's now Nov 2019! That is terrible!! And the 2018 post was to say I had not updated since 2017! Even worse! OK, so not too much has moved forward with my observatory project, but even so, I should make more of an effort...
My new Skywatcher Esprit 100ED has finally arrived! I recently sold my RC, ED80 and a host of accessories and bits and bobs in order to fund an upgrade to this triplet f/5 refractor. The whole automation project got me thinking that, as much as I loved the RC, if I needed to go into...
"New Scope Arrived!"Continue reading
