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Gear!  First rig., Mike Jaworski

Gear! First rig.

Gear!  First rig., Mike Jaworski

Gear! First rig.

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Here's my typical rig. It's set up for piggy-back in this image, but I otherwise run prime-focus into the 1.25" RP focuser.

This used to be a Celestron Astromaster 114 f/9. I removed the negative lens in the focuser to convert it into an f/3.8 scope. It's been pointed out that the mirror might be spherical, though! I'll test it soon.

The mount is the standard CG-2 and tripod that comes with the astromaster. I also obtained the tracking motor which is manually set. There's an extra 2.5 lb on the counter-weight for when the camera is on the rig.

You can just see my home-made Bahtinov on the bottom of the mount. The tripod legs have a broken support arm in this image - it's since been fixed.

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