I3dprinting·3DPrintingbyIr0nfire There are many like it but this one is mineView original on lemmy.world129Comments15Reply
IIr0nfire replylemmy.worldIt's a Hadley 114 telescope. https://www.printables.com/model/224383-astronomical-telescope-hadley-an-easy-assembly-hig10Reply
UUnderinformed33 lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesIsn't it incredible. I made one earlier this year. Had a chance to try it out yet?4Reply
IIr0nfire replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyYeah this is my print from last year. The funny thing was I never knew the moon just doesn't come up at night for weeks straight until I built it. I had to wait a bit to catch it. Can't wait for Jupiter and Saturn to pop back up this year.4Reply
UUnderinformed33 replylemmy.worldI managed to get Jupiter sighted in. It's incredible with this scope you can see some of its moons2Reply
UUnderinformed33 replylemmy.worldYou twist it in ans out to get your eyepiece at the right distance for focus.2Reply
GGhostRunner lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyOh that is so cool! How well does it maintain collimation?4Reply
IIr0nfire replylemmy.worldReally well actually. I printed this last year and I haven't had to fiddle with it since.4Reply
rriodoro1 lemmy.worldThe base looks extremely wobbly. One touch of the focuser and it’s gonna oscillate left and right for minutes3Reply
IIr0nfire replylemmy.worldNot to bad actually. There's a pretty detailed guide https://www.printables.com/model/224383-astronomical-telescope-hadley-an-easy-assembly-hig Hardest part was learning how to colminate the mirrors so everything is perfectly aligned. It took a few days of printing.6Reply
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I have no idea what I’m looking at
It's a Hadley 114 telescope. https://www.printables.com/model/224383-astronomical-telescope-hadley-an-easy-assembly-hig
Looks like a telescope (or a massive microscope)
Lisa, in this house we obey the laws of thermal dynamics!
Isn't it incredible. I made one earlier this year. Had a chance to try it out yet?
Yeah this is my print from last year. The funny thing was I never knew the moon just doesn't come up at night for weeks straight until I built it. I had to wait a bit to catch it.
Can't wait for Jupiter and Saturn to pop back up this year.
I managed to get Jupiter sighted in. It's incredible with this scope you can see some of its moons
This is amazing! What's the ring around the eyepiece?
You twist it in ans out to get your eyepiece at the right distance for focus.
Oh that is so cool! How well does it maintain collimation?
Really well actually. I printed this last year and I haven't had to fiddle with it since.
Wow, how big is the lens?
The base looks extremely wobbly. One touch of the focuser and it’s gonna oscillate left and right for minutes
Was this difficult to set up? And how long?
Not to bad actually. There's a pretty detailed guide https://www.printables.com/model/224383-astronomical-telescope-hadley-an-easy-assembly-hig
Hardest part was learning how to colminate the mirrors so everything is perfectly aligned. It took a few days of printing.