Chuck's pix are at: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/chuckh/F40project002.jpg http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/chuckh/F40project005.jpg http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/chuckh/F40project007.jpg http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/chuckh/F40project006.jpg On 26 Aug 2007, at 16:01, Chuck Hards wrote:

Patrick:

Here are a few shots of the "F/40 project"; suitable for framing, or wrapping fish:

Shot 002: The assembled tube on a high-tech terrestrial mount, for looking at the Wasatch mountains across the valley.

Shot 005: Focuser-end view of the tube assembly on high-tech mount. 40mm Kellner eyepiece in star diagonal.

Shot 007: Side view of the focuser end. I had to use 2 extension tubes plus a star diagonal in order to reach focus, even with a main tube over six feet long.

Shot 006: The tube assembly on top of the luggage rack of our Subaru Forester, to get an idea of the tube length.

The OTA does double-duty on Flag Day & other federal holidays. ;o)

Thanks for the offer of server space, post the URL on the astro-list for the rest of the gang.

C.