[ATM] 4.5" Truss Dob

[stuart452 at earthlink.net (Stuart Hutchins)]

Torquil,

My first telescope in 1971 was a 4-1/4 inch truss tube, but not collapsible.
It certainly can be done. What kind of mount? That's really part of the
design.

Stuart Hutchins

----- Original Message -----
From: "Torquil MacCorkle, III" <torquil@chemist.com>
To: <atm@atmlist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:35 PM
Subject: [ATM] 4.5" Truss Dob


> Has anyone successfully built a dob of this size (4.5") with truss tubes?
I
> want to build a "dufflebag telescope".  Any thoughts/ideas/tips on this?
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