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I designed and made a 'cheapscope' out of PVC pipe, 3d printed parts, and cheap aliexpress 76mm mirror, mounted on a camera tripod. It works well enough for th
by jacknews 3y ago
I designed and made a 'cheapscope' out of PVC pipe, 3d printed parts, and cheap aliexpress 76mm mirror, mounted on a camera tripod.
It works well enough for the moon etc, and, as I'm based in a developing country, many people have never seen the sky except with the naked eye, so the gasps and oohs, etc are priceless.
I had intended to document and open-source the whole thing, but was busy at the time, and the PLA prints have since completely disintegrated in the hot humidity, lol. Maybe I'll get back to it again, with PET or nylon this time.
- chantepierre 3y agoThat's very nice. All DIY efforts to make visual astronomy more accessible are more than welcome as consumer products are priced for the global market.