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TRIPODE : You can either purchase a good camera tripod and mount your telescope or also can make your own tripod. You can also purchase a Revolving Chair Assembly without seat harness. On top of revolving bolt you can put a Tong/Fork-shaped Assembly fixed by a 0.2" or 6mm 1/2" long bolt threaded in the revolving bolt, as shown in pictures and slide the 0.2" or 6mm bolts which are jutting out of telescope tube, in the slits made in the Fork, as shown in the left picture. On the bush of the revolving chair assembly you can get three 12 gauge 2" long iron strips welded 120degrees apart as shown in the picture below left. Make one hole each in the strip as shown of same 0.2" or 6mm dia and fix wooden 1"x1.5"x3' long legs with the help of 2" long 0.2" thick bolts and wing nuts as shown in left picture. Now your telescope is ready and just need the collimation i.e. optical alignment. After that you enjoy the |
