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	Topic	Date	Replies
Lamar Doolittle	Transporting a 12" dob? Posted by Lamar Doolittle Viewed 76 times	Latest post by Poppa Chris Wed, May 15 2013 5:39 PM	1
Lupus Grandis	Building a Binocular Telescope Posted by Lupus Grandis Viewed 1010 times	Latest post by chipdatajeffB Tue, Sep 11 2012 8:47 AM	1
Ozark Rob	LENSES Posted by Ozark Rob Viewed 1016 times	Latest post by chipdatajeffB Sun, Aug 12 2012 2:25 AM	5
Anonymous	automatic polar alignment possible!!!!:) Posted by Anonymous Viewed 13944 times	Latest post by pete.d Wed, Jul 11 2012 7:07 PM	32
Roy G. Biv	Dobson vs. Equatorial mounts...Round 2: A MODEST PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING... Posted by Roy G. Biv Viewed 878 times	Latest post by tower3 Tue, Jul 10 2012 11:25 AM	1
Justin Fuller	tile/plaster mirror grinding tool Posted by Justin Fuller Viewed 765 times	Latest post by nfredrick2002 Tue, Jul 10 2012 11:00 AM	1
boberglund	Where can I obtain a ready-made mirror for my project? Posted by boberglund Viewed 964 times	Latest post by DaveMitsky Fri, Jun 8 2012 8:53 PM	1
boberglund	Dobson vs. Equatorial mounts.... Posted by boberglund Viewed 5550 times	Latest post by boberglund Mon, Jun 4 2012 11:27 AM	31
Entropic	Mirror Refinishing in the SF Bay Area Posted by Entropic Viewed 749 times	Latest post by nfredrick2002 Sun, May 27 2012 12:08 PM	1
Skinwraught	Anti-reflection Coating Posted by Skinwraught Viewed 431 times	Latest post by Skinwraught Sat, Apr 7 2012 3:44 AM	0
boberglund	Help concerning focusing of telescope.... Posted by boberglund Viewed 4029 times	Latest post by boberglund Mon, Mar 5 2012 10:58 PM	18
BAZ PEARCE	A fun DIY project Posted by BAZ PEARCE Viewed 1627 times	Latest post by BAZ PEARCE Sun, Mar 4 2012 8:25 PM	4
zzz	Pinhole imaging telescope camera Posted by zzz Viewed 2014 times	Latest post by Aratus Tue, Feb 14 2012 7:15 PM	5
Wah!	My 16" Dobs is shorter now Posted by Wah! Viewed 1486 times	Latest post by Wah! Tue, Jan 24 2012 1:17 PM	5
Mustafa Umut Sarac	Spectroscopy of Greek Islands Mines Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac Viewed 1766 times	Latest post by chipdatajeffB Sat, Jan 14 2012 6:10 AM	6
Mustafa Umut Sarac	Custom RGB Filters for Autochrome , Who makes and to what price ? Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac Viewed 650 times	Latest post by Mustafa Umut Sarac Fri, Jan 13 2012 4:13 PM	0
Mustafa Umut Sarac	Inflated mirror attached to glass plate and where its behind Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac Viewed 571 times	Latest post by Mustafa Umut Sarac Thu, Jan 12 2012 11:10 PM	0
Mustafa Umut Sarac	Cylinderical Anamorphic Waterjet cut Telescope Mirror Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac Viewed 1011 times	Latest post by Mustafa Umut Sarac Thu, Jan 12 2012 11:01 PM	1
boberglund	Fixing OTA in rocker box?? Posted by boberglund Viewed 6540 times	Latest post by tower3 Fri, Jan 6 2012 4:04 AM	30
Hezzi	First Homemade Telescope not seeming to work--HELP!!!! Posted by Hezzi Viewed 2133 times	Latest post by Hezzi Sun, Dec 11 2011 8:26 PM	6