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A project log for Paper Pikon with 1000mm Focal Length

Pikon Telescope made from poster board

nathan-brownNathan Brown 01/17/2019 at 15:250 Comments

So I have a little to catch up on so here is a quick timeline of activities.

Nov '17 - First read about the Pikon

March '18 - Purchased mirror from Amazon

March '18 - 3D Printed all the parts

April '18 - Moped about trying to source a tube

September '18 - Started watch Eric Strebel

Oct '18 - "Hey I should be able to make this whole this out of cardboard!"

Nov '18 - Built my tube... and realized that my mirror was 1000mm and not 500mm

Nov '18 - Extended my tube to 1000mm and took first pictures of daytime objects

Dec '18 - Moon was in good position so I got first clear pictures

Next post will be in the instructions and dimensions on my cardboard tube and construction method.

I am currently working to get the movement system built so that I can actually point with some degree of accuracy.

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