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Folded Newtonian Telescope
johanneswilm writes "Michael Fallwell has figured out a way to overcome many of the problems of traditional telescope construction - making it way more compact and economical. And the whole thing is completely portable and achieves accuracy down to one or two millionths of an inch across an 18 inch surface!"
So now instead of using my telescope to look at my neighbor's 20 year old daughter, I can look at THEIR neighbor's cuter 20 year old daughter! Yay! +5 Hormonal
A job well done -- always nice to see someone revist and improve on past research rather than blindly following the current trends.
The only problem with my knowledge of Newton these days is that 70% of it involves Waterhouse and other Neal Stephenson creations.
I mean I could regale you with tales of Newton deforming his eye with a knitting needle but it could be complete fiction...
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# 30% reduction in tube length
# 50% reduction in eye piece height
# 4x more back focus
Compared to, of course, smaller secondaries...
It's a semi interesting page but frankly doesn't do it for me. Great for telescope geeks no doubt. But the key question he surely missed... if you point it at some interesting bedroom or bathroom windows... is it able to see better through slightly opaque curtains?
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Focusers
1.25" $49
2" $69
4" $140
I wouldn't call $13298 Very Low Cost...
You must be new around here. The correct take off of a Ma$tercard add is:
18" DOB $2200
Mirror Grinder 40" $1800
10" Folded Schmidt Camera $4500
Finding out you spent ALL your money on glass and plastic and are getting kicked out of your apartment. Priceless.
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18" f: 8 Folded Newtonian
Weight 70lb
Eyepiece Ht. at Zenith 5'4"
33% Obstruction
3 Min: Setup - Ultra Portable
I assume the guy doesn't live in an appartment. My 12' Schmidt Cassegrain telescope however, while less interesting that this project, can be moved with a bicycle trailer to go stargazing on the high hill near my place, and doubles as a handy tool to watch my neighbours' boobs in the appt complex down the street.
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
Talk about culture clash. Imagine putting in an order ofr an `ultra portable' laptop and getting back something that size.
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Wow! Can you imagine a Optical Telescope Arrays by Amateur Astronomers of these!
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if he needs a 'scope THIS big to see them nekked
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour Isaiah 3:5
I gotta say though; she doesn't look too happy in the picture. Maybe you should have gone for the 18 inch DOB after all? ;-)
Seriously though, nice pictures.
Stefan Axelsson
The scene: First meeting on an OSDN personals date...
Her: "Is that a Folded Newtonian Telescope in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?"
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The site is slashdotted, so I figured someone would have posted a duplicate link.
I really should have known not to search the comments of this story for "mirror".