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My instruments, Lawrence E. Hazel
My instruments, Lawrence E. Hazel

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My main instrument is a six inch Astro Tech RC reflector. The other instruments are a Meade 102mm

APO and a 3 inch f4 camera made from a finder lens. The 3 inch camera is equipped with a flip mirror so it can be also used as a finder and a focusser made from two aluminum plates. The spacing of the plates is controlled by three fine threaded brass screws which turn together via a cog belt providing accurate focussing. The APO is equipped with a Daystar 0.8 angstrom solar filter. The mounting is a homemade extended polar axis equatorial with stainlesss steel polar and declination axes. The drive gears are brass, 288 tooth 16 pitch. Everything was designed and fabricated in my home machine shop.

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My instruments, Lawrence E. Hazel

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