My homemade North Post for NEQ6 tripod
Made with some threaded screw rod and square nuts. Andy
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First light from aluminium Sol’Ex made in Vietnam
Arrived this morning, transferred optics from 3D-printed plastic Azur3D Solex to new aluminium Sol’Ex this afternoon, couldn’t initially get a
Read moreOrientation of diffraction grating in new aluminium Sol’Ex enclosure
I am convinced that the Azur3D 3D-printed Sol’Ex has issue with alignment of grating holding in its holding. it is
Read moreHow to change tyre on Astro Tuff Truk
Information from Lee at Astro Tuff Truk, together with spare tyre he kindly sent me. Andy Click on links to
Read morePhotos of my “new” 2nd hand (used) Astro Tuff Truck (British made) 4/6/2024
Photos of the new truck are below, next to the old homemade trolley I have been using last few years
Read morePurchase of 2nd hand Astro Tuff Truck for Astrophotography gear
Osteoarthritis in my knee has made me reconsider how I pull my astrophotography gear in and out at night. I
Read moreAngella’s homemade microscope cover for Zeiss IM35 microscope
Angella has made me this wonderful cover for my microscope! Andy
Read moreReplacing power from computer to separate power supply for Nooelec SAWBird H1+ LNA on Ptarmigan Array Milky-Way-Hydrogen-mapping computer
In order to stop me making the mistake of forgetting to run “Bias-tee-on” each time I restart this computer, I
Read moreMy 3D-printed Sol’Ex Spectroheliograph mounted on Sky Watcher Evostar ED 72 DS Pro 28/5/2024
Getting it ready for next sunny day Andy
Read moreNever forget to run Bias-Tee-On batch file!
I’m an idiot!! Just had to discard several weeks of data on my Milky Way Hydrogen-mapping experiment (Ptarmigan array) because
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