Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  M 34  ·  NGC 1039
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Messier 34, William Maxwell
Messier 34
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Messier 34

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Messier 34

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Description

Like many of us, over the years telescope parts have gone "into the drawer" from mods, upgrades, or just dumb purchases based in ignorance.. .

Yesterday I assembled the "frankenstein" from various left over parts and the outcome was actually pretty good. The result: a 114mm, F/4 newtonian with a ~500mm FL with a moved up primary and larger secondary for AP and 2" focuser with coma corrector.

I under spaced the coma corrector, but tonight I hope to minimize the remaining coma in the corners.

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Description: "Frankenstein" scope. Orion Starblast 114mm primary, larger secondary, 2" focuser, shortened tube to move primary forward, and a new paint job (kind of needed it after I took the saw to it...)

Modded CG-4 mount on home made tripod.

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Messier 34, William Maxwell

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