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To: dragnet2

Please pardon my ignorance, but how in the hell did YOU manage to take a picture like that???!! Do you own a satellite that orbits the Moon or something? lol


10 posted on 03/10/2012 10:06:19 AM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: KoRn
I built a small backyard observatory, which houses a Schmidt Cassegrain, catadioptric telescope. It uses a series of mirror and lenses.

Here a shot below of the scope, which is now about 11 years old.

You'll note the twin leveling steel plates I scrounged from the scrap yard, as well as the steel pier, which I filled with fine sand to help eliminated tiny vibrations caused from tracking motors. Almost the entire mount was junkyard material

The camera can be seen at the center right of the image.


12 posted on 03/10/2012 10:16:09 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: KoRn
I'm sorry, the camera can be seen at the center left of the image.
15 posted on 03/10/2012 10:18:01 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: KoRn; dragnet2

I’m glad you asked! :’) Nice job (again)!


16 posted on 03/10/2012 10:18:37 AM PST by SunkenCiv (I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him)
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