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JimBuchananSpace

Articles and Links

Helpful Links and Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my friends at the Alternative Gear & Lenses Forum, at fredmiranda.com for the wealth of information we share there.

The TMB 130 f/6 Objective (and building a tube assembly around it)

This details assembly experiences of building a refractor using a Russian apochromatic triplet.

Originally published on Cloudynights.com

The Takahashi Teegul Alt-azimuth Mount is also a RA/Dec mount!

Typically, telescopes for following stars and planets are mounted, to counteract the rotation of the earth, on a equatorial mount. Daytime panning of terrestrial objects with a telescope is usually accomplished with a mount that has a horizontal axis and a vertical axis. This article presents a design idea for an easy and convienent combo mount that converts between one type and the other.

Originally published on AstroMart.com

Julian Nott required a fast Canon EOS compatible lens for recording spectral emission lines in space, for his participation in the International Space Station ATV program. In addition to optimized infinity focus for point light sources, the back was painted black for reduced light scatter in the mirrorbox of the camera.

Documentation of the successful, destructive re-entry of the first ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), Jules Verne was recorded with still digital cameras and video. Learn more about the ATV program from, NASA and ESA.

Nick Kalathas uses alternative lenses to produce his Great Moments of Nature, and has written a very compreshensive article on there use.

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