1/8 Scale
Model
TELESCOPES
Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope
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This 9 inch tall SCT was modeled after commercially available
Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescopes popular in the 1970s and '80s. Built in 1984, it was
scratch-built
from styrene, ABS and polycarbonate plastic. Details were made from
spare
model kit parts.
It features a real mirror with internal baffles, drive corrector with joystick hand controller, additional eyepiece in the accessory tray and an equatorial fork mount that rotates in both Right Ascension and Declination. |
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 photo by Rob Lind |
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This was modeled after the Newtonian reflectors that have been a
mainstay
of amateur astronomy for a very long time. It's made from Plastruct and spare model kit parts. It features a real mirror
and
a German Equatorial mount that rotates in both axes.
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This little Dobsonian reflector was made from balsa wood and a toilet
paper
tube. The focuser and Telrad are made from plastic stock and spare
model
kit parts. The side bearings are coat buttons. It's modeled after a telescope I owned from 1986 to 2008
which was also made of wood with a cardboard tube.
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