Meade Starfinder
Meade Starfinder
Objective
To make the Meade Starfinder which belongs toour astronomy club more user friendly, ofcourse with the least possible costs
Meade Starfinder
Objective
To make our astronomy club's Meade Starfindermore user friendly, of course with the leastpossible costs.
In other words
The Meade Starfinder on it's German EquatorialMount with Magellan control was collecting duston the attic. So we (André, Leo and Henk) werewilling to look out for a new more user friendlymount for the Meade Starfinder. Our budgetwas set at 150€.
Meade Starfinder
Objective
To make our astronomy club's Meade Starfindermore user friendly, of course with the leastpossible costs.
In other words
The Meade Starfinder on it's German EquatorialMount with Magellan control was collecting duston the attic. So we (André, Leo and Henk) werewilling to look out for a new more user friendlymount for the Meade Starfinder.Our budget was set at 150€.
Bingo
Henk had a rusty Atlas at his work.
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Advantages
Robust
GoTo
Bluetooth controls
Periodic error < 0.2arcsec
Mobility
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 montering
Disadvantages
Occupies a lot of room
The huge transportingcosts prevents you fromtaking it to a dark site
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Big problems !!
During an assembly of the OTA on the Atlas mount anhydraulic lever get stuck.
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Even bigger problems !!
During an assembly of the OTA on the Atlas mount anhydraulic lever get stuck.
Also the emergency breaks did not operate :-((
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Project Starfinder aFailure !
Henk furious and couldn't bestopped
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Project Starfinder aFailure !
Henk furious and couldn't bestopped
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Project Starfinder aFailure !
Henk furious and couldn't bestopped
Meade Starfinder
The Atlas 73000 mount
Project Starfinder afailure !
What to do next ??
Meade Starfinder
Project Starfinder a failure !
What to do next ??
Pfffft, luckily:
Henk had a spare mirrorset at home and hadenough old materials laying around to make thenecessary mirrorholders.
Meade Starfinder
Project Starfinder a failure !
What to do next ??
Pfffft, luckily:
Henk had a spare mirrorset at home and hadenough old materials laying around to make thenecessary mirrorholders.
André could arrange a new telescope tube.
Meade Starfinder
Project Starfinder a failure !
What to do next ??
Pfffft, luckily:
Henk had a spare mirrorset at home and hadenough old materials laying around to make thenecessary mirrorholders.
André could arrange a new telescope tube.
Leo was willing to construct and built a newDobson mount.
Huygens Starfinder
The result of our combined effort
Huygens Starfinder
The result of our combined effort
Used materials:
Pertinax tube ø 300mm, 5 mm wallthickness, length 1250mm
Black and white painting
18mm Plywood
Varnish
Nuts and bolts etc.
Teflon and stardust formica
Huygens Starfinder
The result of our combined effort
Costs:
Pertinax tube 0.00 €
Paint and paint job 0.00 €
18mm Plywood81.50 €
Varnish22.50 €
Nuts and bolts etc. 0.00 €
Stardust formica20.00 €Teflon 0.00 €
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Total 124.00 €
Huygens Starfinder
The result of our combined effort
ReUse of materials:
10” f4.5 main mirror
Mirrorcel
Secondary mirror
Spider
2” focuser
Telrad finder
Huygens Starfinder
The result of our combined effort
Credits:
Leo
Henk
André