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vintner · 02-18-2009, 01:20 AM

My wife got me a 120mm telescope Xmas before last. It came on a flimsy tripod. After much reading and learning about amateur astronomy, I realize the entire scope is pretty cheep. But I spent a few bucks on some lumber and paint and made a new mount for it.

And a pic of it disassembled.

The white squares are 1/8" teflon which help it glide smooth as butter.

ROJO145 · 02-18-2009, 02:15 AM

Nice handi-work Vintner!!Astronomy always intrigued me but a decent scope costs.I got a couple books on building telescopes,someday when I get time.Ever thought of motorizing it and hookin up to your pc?Couple good progs out there make it easy to see the stars and take some shots.Pretty slick with the teflon

vintner · 02-18-2009, 04:10 AM

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Nice handi-work Vintner!!Astronomy always intrigued me but a decent scope costs.I got a couple books on building telescopes,someday when I get time.Ever thought of motorizing it and hookin up to your pc?Couple good progs out there make it easy to see the stars and take some shots.Pretty slick with the teflon

Thanks for the props Man

Got the plans for this mount from a book on telescope making. Much cheaper to build your own. You can get more for your money. I plan to build a 10"er next myself. Just waiting for the space to do it. Plan to eventually motorize that one on a horseshoe mount. Lots of info on that kind of thing on line. New to this hobby, so don't know much about how to hook it up to my PC or take pix yet.
Thanks again

mjcuresall · 02-19-2009, 04:31 AM

Ya got skillz, vintner. Nicely done!

I had a scope a while ago, but never really got into gazing much. Maybe now that I'm outta the city I could actually see some stars instead of checking out the hot housewife on the next street!

How often do you get to use it and what's the coolest stuff you've seen so far?

02-19-2009, 03:22 PM

pretty cool vint!
now stop looking in my windows!!

vintner · 02-19-2009, 03:50 PM

Thanks for the kind words Mjcuresall

When I was learning how to use it last winter, I used it as often as the skies were pretty clear, and I took it out a lot durring the warmer months. The wiggly tripod together w/the colder weather don't make for good viewing, so I haven't used it much since this past fall. I've mostly just been taking the binoculars out. This is a pretty small scope. The primary mirror is only 4.7". Watched Saturn all last winter/spring. Jupiter was fun to watch last summer. On a really clear night, I could just make out the red spot. Had more fun watching its moons though. The Andromeda Galaxy is fun and easy to find, though I don't get much detail through a scope this small. The Orion Nebula is amazing, & I can't wait to see it through a much bigger scope

Found a good dozen or so star clusters and several faint nebula. Not really into double/binary stars. Have mostly just been enjoying learning my way around the night skies.
Stay safe all &

edit: Cellardweller: You snuck in there on me. Thanks for the kind words. Sounds like you're confusing me w/MJcuresall ^^^ LOL JK Brothas

1ManGrow · 02-19-2009, 03:52 PM

Great work there...I love astronomy and will get another scope soon...I kinda live in the city so I would have to drive 30 minutes out or just go to the beach....

There is nothing like smoking out and gazing at stars...

K+

Endo · 02-19-2009, 04:28 PM

its a peeping tom!

i keep thinking of that story where the guy is stuck in his room and he sees this neighbor "kill his wife" then has to go thru all that shit to try and save her or whatever. it was a simpsons episode, but ive seen it elsewhere.

Endo · 02-19-2009, 04:46 PM

https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2....htm?list27315 found this for ya!

02-19-2009, 05:12 PM

Whats shakin, Vinny? One of these days I'm gonna have to get over to check that thing out, get blazed and watch the skies. Right on bro, hit me off then...

02-18-2009, 01:20 AM	#1
vintner Careful, I just had my bullshit meter recalibrated! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poke-A-Nose Posts: 1,675	My other hobby (One of many) My wife got me a 120mm telescope Xmas before last. It came on a flimsy tripod. After much reading and learning about amateur astronomy, I realize the entire scope is pretty cheep. But I spent a few bucks on some lumber and paint and made a new mount for it. And a pic of it disassembled. The white squares are 1/8" teflon which help it glide smooth as butter. __________________ *FUCKEM* Proud member of the FAM "Don't sweat the petty things, but always pet the sweaty things" Life is NOT "like a box of chocolates (Ya never know what you're gonna get)". No, life is more like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today could burn your butt tomorrow! Larry the Cable Guy *RIP my Brothers Big T. & Smokey Joe* I promote truth! If you want something sugarcoated..Go get some donuts
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02-19-2009, 03:50 PM	#6
vintner Careful, I just had my bullshit meter recalibrated! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poke-A-Nose Posts: 1,675	Thanks for the kind words Mjcuresall When I was learning how to use it last winter, I used it as often as the skies were pretty clear, and I took it out a lot durring the warmer months. The wiggly tripod together w/the colder weather don't make for good viewing, so I haven't used it much since this past fall. I've mostly just been taking the binoculars out. This is a pretty small scope. The primary mirror is only 4.7". Watched Saturn all last winter/spring. Jupiter was fun to watch last summer. On a really clear night, I could just make out the red spot. Had more fun watching its moons though. The Andromeda Galaxy is fun and easy to find, though I don't get much detail through a scope this small. The Orion Nebula is amazing, & I can't wait to see it through a much bigger scope Found a good dozen or so star clusters and several faint nebula. Not really into double/binary stars. Have mostly just been enjoying learning my way around the night skies. Stay safe all & edit: Cellardweller: You snuck in there on me. Thanks for the kind words. Sounds like you're confusing me w/MJcuresall ^^^ LOL JK Brothas __________________ *FUCKEM* Proud member of the FAM "Don't sweat the petty things, but always pet the sweaty things" Life is NOT "like a box of chocolates (Ya never know what you're gonna get)". No, life is more like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today could burn your butt tomorrow! Larry the Cable Guy *RIP my Brothers Big T. & Smokey Joe* I promote truth! If you want something sugarcoated..Go get some donuts
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02-19-2009, 03:52 PM	#7
1ManGrow Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: On The West Coast Of The East Coast Posts: 197	Great work there...I love astronomy and will get another scope soon...I kinda live in the city so I would have to drive 30 minutes out or just go to the beach.... There is nothing like smoking out and gazing at stars... K+ __________________ George Washington wrote, “Make the most of the hemp seed, sow it everywhere George Washington also wrote, “I missed pulling my male plants by two days (because of the war) now I must wait another season for my Blossoming Hemp"
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02-19-2009, 04:28 PM	#8
Endo IcMag Resident Comic Relief Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Next to the Cloner, cloning some brownies Posts: 2,048	its a peeping tom! i keep thinking of that story where the guy is stuck in his room and he sees this neighbor "kill his wife" then has to go thru all that shit to try and save her or whatever. it was a simpsons episode, but ive seen it elsewhere. __________________ ~Push the Little Daisies and Make'em Come Up! ~WEEN F.U.C.K.E.M (Feisty.Underground.Cannabis.K ultivators.Eastern.Movement) ^^^^^^^^^^ ~We measure things by what we are. To the maggots in the cheese, the cheese is the universe. To the worms in the corpse, the corpse is the cosmos. How then can we be so sure of our own existence? Just because of our telescopes, microscopes, and the splitting of the atom? certainly not. Science is but an organized system of ignorance. There are more things in Heaven and Earth then are written about by philosophers. What do we know about the beyond? Do we know whats behind the beyond? I’m afraid some of us hardly know whats beyond the behind!"
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02-19-2009, 04:46 PM	#9
Endo IcMag Resident Comic Relief Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Next to the Cloner, cloning some brownies Posts: 2,048	https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2....htm?list27315 found this for ya! __________________ ~Push the Little Daisies and Make'em Come Up! ~WEEN F.U.C.K.E.M (Feisty.Underground.Cannabis.K ultivators.Eastern.Movement) ^^^^^^^^^^ ~We measure things by what we are. To the maggots in the cheese, the cheese is the universe. To the worms in the corpse, the corpse is the cosmos. How then can we be so sure of our own existence? Just because of our telescopes, microscopes, and the splitting of the atom? certainly not. Science is but an organized system of ignorance. There are more things in Heaven and Earth then are written about by philosophers. What do we know about the beyond? Do we know whats behind the beyond? I’m afraid some of us hardly know whats beyond the behind!"
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02-18-2009, 02:15 AM	#2
ROJO145 Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: On the Hill Posts: 1,554	Nice handi-work Vintner!!Astronomy always intrigued me but a decent scope costs.I got a couple books on building telescopes,someday when I get time.Ever thought of motorizing it and hookin up to your pc?Couple good progs out there make it easy to see the stars and take some shots.Pretty slick with the teflon
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02-19-2009, 04:31 AM	#4
mjcuresall life enhancement smoker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 192.168.0.1 Posts: 234	Ya got skillz, vintner. Nicely done! I had a scope a while ago, but never really got into gazing much. Maybe now that I'm outta the city I could actually see some stars instead of checking out the hot housewife on the next street! How often do you get to use it and what's the coolest stuff you've seen so far?
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02-19-2009, 03:22 PM	#5
cellardweller Guest Posts: n/a	pretty cool vint! now stop looking in my windows!!
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02-19-2009, 05:12 PM	#10
WeldFlash420 Guest Posts: n/a	Whats shakin, Vinny? One of these days I'm gonna have to get over to check that thing out, get blazed and watch the skies. Right on bro, hit me off then...
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