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JIM FLY'S
8" f/5.9 MOTORIZED DOBSONIAN TELESCOPE
MATERIALS
  • TUBE: White schd. 40 10" PVC pipe; 48"L x 10-3/4"OD x .365"Thk.
  • TUBE BAFFLING (Lining): Self-adhesive, low-pile black velvet from McMaster-Carr #88015K63 (See: Installation Procedure)
  • HOUSING & BASE: White melamine-coated 3/4" particle board shelving.
  • ALTITUDE BEARINGS: 6"OD flanged Nylon® (tube inserts) riding on 3/4"OD Teflon® rod stock.
OPTICS
  • PRIMARY: Orion 8"f/6 Astrositall w/enhanced aluminum.
  • SECONDARY: Orion 1.52" w/enhanced aluminum.
ACCESSORIES
  • SPIDER & SECONDARY HOLDER: Kenneth Novak
  • FOCUSER: 2" JMI NGF-3 (upgraded with SS bearings)
  • Alt / Az DRIVE: Tech-2000 Dob Driver II.
  • AZIMUTH CLUTCH: De-Sta-Co #601-SS clamp; 3/4"OD Teflon®.
  • BATTERY: 12v, 17ah, Panasonic - Faulkner Enterprises.
  • COOLING FANS(3): 12v Radio Shack brushless #273-240.
  • FINDERS:
    • Lumicon 8x50mm right-Angle w/University Optics amici prism & Orion dovetail ring mount bracket.
    • Photon Instrument L.E.D. 1x reflex sight.
COLLIMATION TOOLS
  • The CATSEYETM
    Collimation System
  • Tectron Sight tube
  • Tectron Autocollimator
EYEPIECES
  • TeleVue 35mm Panoptic
  • TeleVue 9mm Nagler
  • Takahashi 5mm LE-5
  • Sheldon 7.8mm Plössl
  • TeleView 2x 2" Big Barlow
  • TeleView 3x 1-1/4" Barlow
  • University Optics 12mm Plössl
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