Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is the telescope I got recently as a birthday present from my sons. It works extremely well, even in light polluted suburbia. I haven't taken it out to darker skies yet due to the pandemic. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Sky+Quest+Dobsonian.jpg.html With the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn coming up on Monday, I hope it won't be too cloudy so that I can use this. It's pretty good for a 6 inch, but with my back bothering me at the moment, I could with lightening the Dobsonian base a bit without sacrificing stability. Maturer years don't like heavy weights. By the way, if you would like some marvellously therapeutic viewing have a look at the great John Dobson making a reflector telescope by hand, including hand grinding and polishing the 16 inch mirror. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snz7JJlSZvw Douglas