Stripping the Coatings
Finally got my FeCl and stripped the two mirrors I’ll be working on this winter – the 12″ is perforated so it was a pain putting a dam in the…
New 24″ Project Glass Arrives!
After years of wondering the best way to create mirror blanks in the 20″ and up class using kilns etc. turns out all you have to do is hang out…
Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Astronomy Camera
The camera is on the telescope ready to test! I’ve mounted the RpiHQ camera on a Raspberry Pi case with a Pi4 4GB and written a web based interface to…
New Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Testing
The Raspberry Pi camera modules have been around for quite a while but the latest model is of real interest to an astronomer because it not only allows interchangeable lenses…
Raspberry Pi Camera evaluation for Astronomy
While my allsky camera (www.gordtulloch.com/allsky) is working fantastically well, I’m also looking at making some projects that need a camera that doesn’t cost $400! In particular a standalone platesolver similar…
New Article: Building An Allsky Camera now online!
You can build an Allsky camera very easily and without the large expensive of commercial models. Read this to learn how!
NTT16 progressing well!
I’m spending a lot of my “garage time” working on the New Technology Telescope 16″ F/4.5 Dobsonian telescope. Seehttp://3.99.76.122/telescopes/16-f-4-5-new-technology-telescope/