Sketch of M4 at 232x, 22' FOV in the 16"
(Made at TSP 1999)
Greetings! This little backwater of the web is brought to you by Kurt Maurer, member of the Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society near Houston, Texas. I have created these pages to show off a few of the telescopes and related accessories I have built over the years. There isn't much in-depth discussion of these projects since there's no real innovation; just what I think are improvements made to ideas gleaned from magazines, web pages and other ATMs in the field. The philosophy is that a picture is worth a thousand words. If you'd like more information on anything you see here, please feel free to drop a line!
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| Left: Yours truly at the Texas Star Party 1999, with my Original 16-incher, Homemade Equatorial Platform, and the "Baby Obsession". Right: the 16-incher has been rebuilt to make it lighter and less prone to wind. | |
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| The 13" f/4.5 | The "Baby Obsession" | The Rebuilt 16" f/5 |
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| Homemade Equatorial Platform | Folding Chart Table/Case | A Pair of Binocular Mounts |
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| Backlit Clipboard for Sketching | A Great Eyepiece Case | Other Telescopes I have Built |
First and foremost, I urge you to join, if you haven't already: The International Dark Sky Association
The club I call home: the Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society! (Read about us in the December 1999 issue of Sky & Telescope)
Email me: NGC704@aol.com
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Last updated: February 10, 2004
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