My telescope arrived today! Two big boxes were waiting in the foyer when I got home today.
I tore the boxes open, and found more boxes. So I opened them. I pulled out the tripod and the telescope itself, along with other bits and pieces. Soon, however, I was sweating. Where are the eyepieces? I kinda expected them to be in the box with the telescope. Turns out they were in the last box I opened. Whew!
It wasn’t that hard to put together. I haven’t put the electric drives in the mount yet, but everything else is together without anything broken. I also aligned the spotting scope and collimated the reflector. The only real problem was trying to figure out the collimation of the primary mirror: the back of the telescope had to come off, and half of the screws were to lock the adjustment, and the other half were for the adjustment itself. Once I figured it out, it was easy.
I would like to imagine I can try it out tonight, but it’s clouding over. Boo hiss.
I’m happy it got here without mishap and that it was not too difficult to assemble! Dad will want to hear all about it this evening! We’ll hope for clear skys for you!!!
Cool, looks like a big Potato Gun. Fire in the Hole!!!
Seriously, congrats. Very nice, looking forward to the digital images from it.
Pretty big. Hmmmmm……Compensating for something are we? 😀 😛 Hahahaha!!
Pretty cool I think. Dad will have telescope envy.
Man, those are some dodgy lookin’ chairs you got there.
You like ’em? They’re classics! Twenty-five years old and comfortable as heck. Hope I never have to get rid of them. 🙂
And Stephanie, it’s clear that Dad already has telescope envy. He’s talking about a 10" Dobsonian now… sheesh. 😛
Hey Simon,
If you took your telescope up on a hill could you see exactly what’s happening on board an aircraft carrier like when the US one came?
Dang! What an idea. Where’s a carrier now that we can peer into it?