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Low-cost Video Camera Adapter for the Orion Go-Scope 80

Low-cost Video Camera Adapter for the Orion Go-Scope 80. Ted Blank IOTA 2014 Annual Meeting College Park, MD. Orion Go-Scope 80 is another option for mobile deployments. 80 mm aperture Simple alt- az mount $130 as shown Innovative focus design (rear knob moves front objective!).

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Low-cost Video Camera Adapter for the Orion Go-Scope 80

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  1. Low-cost Video Camera Adapter for the Orion Go-Scope 80 Ted Blank IOTA 2014 Annual Meeting College Park, MD

  2. Orion Go-Scope 80 is another option for mobile deployments • 80 mm aperture • Simple alt-az mount • $130 as shown • Innovative focus design (rear knob moves front objective!)

  3. Problem: PC164CEX-2 with Owl 0.5X FR will not come to focus in Go-Scope • Visual back uses non-standard thread size • With the diagonal in place, not enough in-travel • Without the diagonal in place, no way to attach to the rear threads • Solution: take a lesson from Scotty D. and visit the Lowes Plumbing Dept.

  4. Low-cost adapter

  5. Cut on dotted lines for outer piece Cut on solid lines for insert Wrap insert in tape for snug fit Cut 3 pairs of slots with hacksaw. Drill and tap at location shown for thumbscrew Spot glue around edges

  6. Now camera will come to focus • With adapter in place, PC164CEX-2 with 0.5X FR comes to focus approximately in the middle of the focuser travel • Insure cuts in PVC are made square so all parts of camera chip will be in focus

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