Fullerscopes Telescope Mountings

This blog has become my ATM design, build and imaging diary. I have recently built several new telescopes, a large equatorial mounting and a raised 10' [3m] dome on an octagonal building. Be aware that I deal with building solar telescopes. Which are potentially VERY dangerous! I can accept NO responsibility for any action not directly supervised by myself. You are NOT entitled to blame any other person for your OWN lack of skill or ignorance. You copy me at your own peril!

26.6.20

26.06.20 Interesting features in NW quadrant.

Friday 26th 72/70F, bright sunshine. The Sun has some minor surface features in the NW quadrant.

08.00 Struggling with "wobbly" thermal seeing despite an early start.Two bright spots are north of a much larger, highly disturbed region.

09.08 Seeing conditions still highly variable.

09.32. Bright "ridge" in SE quadrant.

It soon clouded over. The forecast is wet for the next few days.

18.00 85/78F. Back to check the late seeing conditions. It has been a long, hot day. The dome feels like a greenhouse! The same features as earlier. Thermal agitation and de-focusing. The final images are worse than I'm seeing on the monitor. Mush!

Fullerscopes Telescope Mountings

26.6.20

26.06.20 Interesting features in NW quadrant.

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