<div dir="ltr">You're just trying to get me out to Oregon? Love to. Hood is on my list. I could see it from Camp Muir @ 11,000' on Rainier back in 2023.<div><br></div><div>If you give me the model of your "Pontiac", and the scope.... a mount would not be a problem. Probably limited to less than 16".....High power binos would be my idea....</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM Max Arnold <<a href="mailto:maxarnold56@gmail.com">maxarnold56@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><p dir="ltr">Very cool Colin, I wish that I was there. If I was maybe you could design a scope mount for my wheelchair. Mt hood has a good solid covering of snow.</p><br><img src="cid:ii_19613a25dfcb28236351" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><br><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 7, 2025, 5:54 PM Colin Caissie <<a href="mailto:cscmachinedesign@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">cscmachinedesign@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Recent test report here. I don't 100% trust the readout, but it's good enough to put a coat of silver on it and load it in the scope for star testing. It went from about one wave error to 1/4 wave when I silvered it and tried it out at the Maine State Star Party in 2023. Wasn't perfect but boy did it pull in the light with the fresh coatings.....Silver is about 97% reflective, and with the secondary also silvered, it was like an 18" scope. Now, it's smooth and should be fun to use.<div><br></div><div>So, this mirror needs to go into a more portable 16"f/4.5 scope for outreach, my PreCambrian truck may not be in service, and the original MEADE Starfinder 16 dob OTA and mount is just too heavy and is failing.....There are designs for compact portable dobs, and the idea of a tracking equatorial base is exciting. We have all the materials for all of this. The titanium truss tubes I suggest came from the spare seawater condenser from Maine Yankee Plant 20 years ago. </div><div><br></div><div>We checked out the fit of the new motor mount for the Foss Hill roll-off roof drive and need to drill a few more holes. Josh and I gave it the OK. Then it snowed on us. WE have had large star parties in the old days, especially when we offered food and beverages, so maybe a GALA OPENING with barbecue (STARBECUE) could be a big kick for CMAS membership and involvement. </div><div>The building and site is impressive and could draw a huge crowd. Josh mentioned camping...Wow. Organizing is not my forte...I'm just a member...</div></div>
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