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Building the Frankenscope: A Portable Telescope for Imaging and Visual Observation

Follow Keith Rickard's presentation from April 22, 2010, where he constructs the Frankenscope—a versatile telescope combining various components for imaging and visual exploration. Learn how to create this innovative device using a mix of equipment and materials. Witness the celestial wonders captured through this unique telescope, including M66 in Leo, M86 in Virgo, M105 and NGC3371 in Leo, and the colorful M57 in Lyra. Join the adventure of building and using the Frankenscope for both amateur and professional stargazing experiences.

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Building the Frankenscope: A Portable Telescope for Imaging and Visual Observation

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  1. “Frankenscope” Presentation by Keith Rickard 22 April 2010

  2. Frankenscope I needed a portable telescope to take to places such as Kelling Heath. My main telescope is stuck in its observatory It needs to allow me to do imaging as well as visual The solution is to be build Frankenscope!

  3. Frankenscope What do you need to build Frankenscope? LX200 tripod A Julian Tworek home-made wedge A 10” LX200 fork mount without the OTA An ETX 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope A finderscope An SBIG CCD camera Some steel stud, aluminium square tube And nuts!

  4. Frankenscope Throw it all together and you get…

  5. M66 - Leo

  6. M86 - Virgo

  7. M105 & NGC3371 (Leo)

  8. M57 - Lyra

  9. M57 – in colour

  10. The End

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