Amateur astronomy: Space is pretty awesome

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Hobbies, Crafts, & Houses > Amateur astronomy: Space is pretty awesome

Astrolite: Jun 29, 2005; Ero Ninja Gundam!; Pillbug

vega posted:

So in reality we have a 1400$ budget if we could buy the equipment in USA.
Just had to mention this in case some of you Americans go ahead and recommend some Hubble-type stuff that would cost us 10000$ here in Norway

Hey vega, I'm from Norway too, and I ended up buying an 8" celestron SCT on ebay. I used Jetcarrier for shipping and customs, which makes the whole ordeal a lot simpler. I've also seen a couple of used ones on places like finn.no, although not as expensive as the top of your budget.

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Astrolite: Jun 29, 2005; Ero Ninja Gundam!; Pillbug

Here's a little something I'm working on:

It's a mount for my Pronto! I scored some cheap 50:1 harmonic gears on ebay, which will act as both drive gears and mount bearings. Everything else is aluminum, which will be turned/milled over the course of this decade.

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