Re: [ATM] 4" objective !

[Saqib Sajjad <saqibsajjad@yahoo.com>]

update,



got the 4" objective yesterday evening. tested it and
calculated the focal length to be exactly 1
meter(1000mm).i was so excited that i spent the whole
night making the telescope using 5" diameter pvc pipe.
i used 20mm eyepiece with focuser(thanks charles) and
front surface mirror for the diagnol. after a while
everything got fixed but i got blisters while making
the holes in pvc pipe because i was using a screw
driver :(. 
first thing i did was took it outside at about 2:30am
in the morning without a mount and looked at the moon.
first time in my life i looked at the moon so close!.
when i pointed it to mars it just looked like a black
dot with red color ring outside it :(. looking at
saturn, i didnt see the rings but red ring or black
dot was not seen.

1st question is, what can i see at 50X using 4"
objective. sorry for this primitive question but i am
in uncharted waters now...

2nd question is,now i am trying to convert a camera
tripod(4 feet height) into mount for the
telescope.google search turned out nothing. so any
tips/pointers on converting the tripod  into a mount?


Saqib



		
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