ATM Forum Message | |
| Forums: |
Atm ·
Astrophotography ·
Blackholes ·
Blackholes2 ·
CCD ·
Celestron ·
Domes ·
Education
Eyepieces · Meade · Misc. · God and Science · SETI · Software · UFO · XEphem |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
||||||
Be the first pioneers to continue the Astronomy Discussions at our new Astronomy meeting place... The Space and Astronomy Agora |
| Pivot Point In Dobsonian Mount
Forum List | Follow Ups | Post Message | Back to Thread Topics Posted by James Phillips on September 23, 2004 17:37:30 UTC |
I built a dobsonian mount for my 8" f/6 and the pivot is in the middle; since it does not look good (I built it with cheapo plywood) I am building another one. Most pictures I have seen show the pivot near the mirror end of the tube. THis seems like it would give better control, does it? Any other reasons for this location? Also my bearings are only 5.5" or so; any real need to go larger?
|
|
| Additional Information |
|---|
 |
| About Astronomy Net | Advertise on Astronomy Net | Contact & Comments | Privacy Policy |
|
Unless otherwise specified, web site content Copyright 1994-2024 John Huggins All Rights Reserved Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" are trademarks of John Huggins |