Posts Made By: andy campbell

Heres a link to some pics that show where i'm at with my dome project(http://community.webshots.com/album/136917818udlQWZ) (This link seems to only work if you copy and paste to your address bar!)just working on the doors now.(but it's starting to get hot here in az. so the work is slowing down!) as soon as i get finished I will post more pictures.
Andy

Kitty IS her name!

Does anyone know a good cheap source for a Gearhead motor to rotate my dome? I am thinking I will need two, one on each side! Thanks! 8)

We Had'nt even finished unpacking it and she had already laid claim to it! 8)

It's shower time again! 8)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20050811/sc_space/meteoroutburstexpectedfridaymorning

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Andy

In another thread Ted VanSickle Said:
"Hello Guys, There is a reason that you might want to make the center
of rotation of your telescope lie at the center of rotation of your dome. If you
ever want to automate your dome, the rotation of the dome to keep the
telescope pointed through the opening will be much easier if the center
of rotation of the telescope coincides with that of the dome. That way,
all you must do is keep the slot pointed toward the azimuth of the telescope.
Otherwise, the calculation can be terrible if rotation of the telescope
is not centered on the rotation of the dome.
Ted"

Well Ted your statement was very prophetic because that is exactly what I want to do. To that end I recently acquired a gearhead motor and controller.I am wondering if anyone has tackled this project already and if you folks have any advice about the installation of this motor.
Thanks Andy

Is what it said!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060315/sc_space/cosmicdnadoublehelixspottedinspace

I was trying to image a comet last night. This was a 60 second integration. Anyone know why my scope would jump around like this? Seems like a lot of movement. :S

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