Re: New ATM's

[Bagheera <bagheera@worldnet.att.net>]

Dan Brown wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 22 Feb 1997, Robert C. Pfaff wrote:
> 
> > >     What about Dobson's book?  It's very bare-bones and very
> > >straightforward (and should be very inexpensive).
> >
> > Well I have a John Dobson book and I paid about $40.00 for it.
> > For me thats not inexpensive :-(
> 
> Oops, I wasn't very clear there.  The scope described in the book
> should be very inexpensive.  The book is not (and I don't see any 
> reason why it should cost $40, except for the *($& plywood 
> binding--unique, but not particularly practical).  Of course, you can 
> send a SASE to the Sidewalk Astronomers, and they'll send out a set of 
> plans that's lifted almost verbatim from the book at no charge.  That 
> set of plans assumes you're using a commercial mirror, or have other 
> instructions on how to make one, but still gives fairly good info 
> about building the rest of the scope in a low-cost manner.
> 
>  --
> Dan Brown, KE6MKS, brownd@uchastings.edu


    Hello all!!

    Please be patient, and bear with me.  One of the many projects that
I am currently working on, is getting the Dobson telescope plans online.
I already have them scanned, and will (hopefully) have them posted on
our website in the next two weeks.  They'll be there for anyone to take.
Check back soon, and they should be there.  We also have the address to 
mail away for them (if you don't want to wait).

                                take care...

george willis
L.A.Sidewalk Astronomers
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6389

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