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Johnsonian Pop-Up Dob aka Lite-Bucket
Hi gang,
Just got the latest S&T mag.... What do I see...?? A "Pop-UP" Dob by Johnsonian aka "Lite-Bucket" dob.. Interesting concept ... Still looks flimsy to me.. Anyone seen on of these in person yet?? TF ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Just got the latest S&T mag.... What do I see...??
A "Pop-UP" Dob by Johnsonian aka "Lite-Bucket" dob.. Interesting concept ... There is more info he http://www.johnsonian.com john |
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Yes, I saw one at the last Apollo Rendezvous in Dayton last year. Although
these things are not cheap, they truly are innovative and extremely lightweight and rigid when assembled. The Carbon fiber struts fold into a "V" shape when assembled and flatten and then spiral inward to collapse. Sam brought a complete 18" goto scope in 2 airline travel suitcases. Sam Johnson was also a prior junior member of the club when I was young, and I never linked the connection to his Johnsonian drives for large dobsonian mounts. He really does think outside the box. Mark "TF" wrote in message ... Hi gang, Just got the latest S&T mag.... What do I see...?? A "Pop-UP" Dob by Johnsonian aka "Lite-Bucket" dob.. Interesting concept ... Still looks flimsy to me.. Anyone seen on of these in person yet?? TF ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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If you're interested in a collapsable dob that is very rigid, check this out.
http://astronomy-mall.com/regular/products/cpt/ Richard Navarrete Astrophotography Web Page - http://members.aol.com/richardn22 |
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Subject: Johnsonian Pop-Up Dob aka Lite-Bucket
From: atcaca (RichardN22) Date: 11/28/2004 1:51 PM Eastern Standard Time Message-id: If you're interested in a collapsable dob that is very rigid, check this out. **************************** Looks flimsy to me! But maybe it works ok, it would have to be proven first... Chas P. |
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I recently received an 18" Johnsonian - so I can speak to it. While
the instrument is amazingly lightweight, what you see in the photo are precision aluminum rings and an innovative carbon fiber strut system that rotates down into a compact configuration for transportation. The rings are incredibly rigid - if my memory is correct, Sam Johnson told me that they were 32 times stronger than the wooden rings typically employed. I believe that Sam will be filing for a patent on the bi-stable struts. The mount is anything but flimsy. Fit and finish are all superb. Superior to any other dobsonians that I have seen - particularly because there are no wooden parts - just carbon fiber composites and anodized, numerically machined aluminum components. The 18" even includes electric collimation motors for the primary, so that one person can perform collimation without ever leaving the eyepiece. I hope to write up a full review by the end of December, after I have had the opportunity to take it out to one or more dark sky sites for a comprehensive evaluation. My son also purchased an 18". He is able to pack his into the trunk of his Toyota Solara, without lowering the back seat. Dennis Dickerson "TF" wrote in message ... Hi gang, Just got the latest S&T mag.... What do I see...?? A "Pop-UP" Dob by Johnsonian aka "Lite-Bucket" dob.. Interesting concept ... Still looks flimsy to me.. Anyone seen on of these in person yet?? TF ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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If you're interested in a collapsable dob that is very rigid, check this
out. **************************** Looks flimsy to me! But maybe it works ok, it would have to be proven first... It is proven! I've used the 10" which a buddy owns, and another friend has an 18" and is taking CCD images with it. http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/ic1...03_Ha_page.htm Pretty awesome. Richard Navarrete Astrophotography Web Page - http://members.aol.com/richardn22 |
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