The 24” telescope…..

By Ed. Roca.

   This telescope is a ‘Nasmyth’  telescope. The design comprises of  a three mirror system, the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary.

This design allows me to bring the focuser back down the telescope doing away with climbing up ladders to reach the eyepiece as on conventional Newtonians.

   The light rays reflect of the three mirrors before reaching the eyepiece and the telescope was a tricky project to do because of the construction needed for the three mirrors.  I used a double truss system which enabled me to mount the focuser between the trusses and with the already made parts we have today for ATMers (truss connectors) this made the job a lot easier.

   This telescope will also have the ArgoNavis and ServoCat. I have some experience using this combination with my previous project the 18” telescope and it is a joy to use.

I might even be able to do some imaging with the 24” with some help from the NAS members. There are so many things that I did to this telescope to many to mention here but you can find the whole construction faze at the IceInSpace website in the DYI section on the forums.    IceInSpace

         If you have any questions on ATMing I would be happy to help.

                                          Clear Skies…Ed.