Since the night sky is absolutely miserable and the rain seemingly relentless (not all bad, as New Mexico is the only interior Western state not suffering the ravages of forest fire), my only recent images have been of the new imaging instrument.
The first image shows the beefy Tak focuser. I have the 10.8:1 Tak microfocuser on order (not pictured here). The rack and pinion knob is at the bottom and the focus lock at the top. The "frame locks," which allow the imager to rotate the camera, are the shafts protruding from the aluminum ring around the focuser.
The second image shows the 180mm mirror and the offset secondary, designed to offer the maximum image circle.
The final image shows the hyperbolic ED corrector (designed as all correctors are to optimize the flat field).
Max
1 comment:
What a wonderful scope. Greetings from Germany.
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