From: "Tom Krajci" 
To: 
Reply-To: "Tom Krajci" 


>From: "grumpa4" 

>Or just elevate the Dobsonian mount so that the base is perpendicular
to >the
>north star and your problems are solved.  No field rotation and only
one
>motor to drive with good polar alingment.  This is a poor man's German
>equitorial.

For a not-large scope...that's true, and easy to implement.

What is the largest, amateur-built, equatorially mounted scope you've seen
or heard of?

What is the largest, amateur-built, alt-az scope you've seen or heard of?

What is the largest, amateur-built, alt-alt scope that you think can be made?

What is the largest, amateur-built, 3-axis scope that you think can be made?

Tom Krajci
Tashkent, Uzbekistan


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