observatory (7)
The ATOS project becomes a Turtle project (my totem sign). Slowly advancing but with a lot of perseverance like a turtle.
About every 3 weeks I travel to the Provence in search of the right spot for the observatories and the overnight stays for the visitors. Every time I leave with an agenda with about 7 or 8 appointments for visiting different places. The selections of the sites starts behind my computer: searching for the right ads, contacting the sellers, gathering all the needed informat
The retrofit of the 30cm Cassegrain is completed.
The original telescope dates from the early 1960's.
New spider, renewed mirror cell, primary mirror cooling, new focuser and backplate. Repainted and varnished.
Spring in November. That's the actual weather in Belgium.
Very strange weather. Mosquitoes in November...
Result of this warm weather is a lot of dew and fogging. Not the best observation conditions.
A good dew controller is needed.
Equipment
The 160mm f:15 Gajdusek-Kozelsky refractor is installed in the observatory on the Fullerscopes MK IV equatorial mount. Tracking and GOTO is now possible. The Fullerscopes MK IV is a classic heavy duty mount retrofitted with stepper motors and an FS2 c
The 16cm f:15 Gajdusek Kozelsky refractor is installed on the Fullerscopes MK IV mount. This heavy duty mount from the 1950's carries the refractor very well.
Now it will be possible to observe more objects because the Fullerscopes has the GOTO function.
The equatorial mount will make it possible to use higher enlargements. It will also be possible to use the refractor for astrophotography
About a month ago a received an offer for buying the abandoned Public Observatory of Zdanice in the Czech Republic.
The observatory was build in the 1960’s, the communist era of Czechoslovakia. It was abandoned after the revolution when the subventions dried up and the founder died.
The Observatory consists of two parts: the original Observatory and a later added hotel.
The hotel is in very bad condition. Very expensive to restore and no added value to the observatory. The observatory is wo
Een klassieke montering uit de jaren vijftig vraagt soms wat onderhoud.
De Fullerscopes montering is een rechttoe rechtaan equatoriale montering zonder franjes. Dit maakt het onderhoud simpel zonder veel kopzorgen.
Eerst de pooluitlijning nagekeken. Had enkele maanden geleden de montering van de zuil genomen en zonder uitlijning teruggeplaatst. Was nog relatief correct maar kon beter. Met de Losmandy poolzoeker is dit een fluitje van een cent.
Nu werkt de GOTO nog preciezer. Een plezier.
