ASTRO: Scopes: a 14yo girl made it!

First place Junior "mechanical" and "optical". The judges said that the
mirror was so good that the maker should have entered it into the adult
contest where it could have won too!

Picture shows scope and its 14 year old maker Samantha Ann Tabor of
Randolph, VT. The scope is a 4.25-inch F/3.88 Dob.

George N

George Normandin wrote:
First place Junior "mechanical" and "optical". The judges said that the
mirror was so good that the maker should have entered it into the adult
contest where it could have won too!

Picture shows scope and its 14 year old maker Samantha Ann Tabor of
Randolph, VT. The scope is a 4.25-inch F/3.88 Dob.

George N



The 6" scope I built at that age looks like junk compared to her work.
I had no idea how to parabolize a mirror so made a 6" f/12 monster
bigger than me. Still have the mirror but the rest is history I'm afraid.

She's better at woodworking than I ever was too.

What are all the knobs for?

Rick

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Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".

Ok, I cleaned my glasses and see they hold the spider and mirror cell.
I was seeing a three vane spider and it is a 4 vane one.

She looks younger than 14 to me.

Rick



What are all the knobs for?

Rick

"Rick Johnson" wrote
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The 6" scope I built at that age looks like junk compared to her work. I
had no idea how to parabolize a mirror so made a 6" f/12 monster bigger
than me. .......

Really wanted to knock the planets out of the sky, right Rick?

I knew a guy with a 10-inch F/10, which he got rid of after he fell off the
ladder one night and dislocated his shoulder.

George N

George Normandin wrote:
"Rick Johnson" wrote
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The 6" scope I built at that age looks like junk compared to her work. I
had no idea how to parabolize a mirror so made a 6" f/12 monster bigger
than me. .......


Really wanted to knock the planets out of the sky, right Rick?

I knew a guy with a 10-inch F/10, which he got rid of after he fell off the
ladder one night and dislocated his shoulder.

George N

And I thought my Cave 10" f/8 was long! Never fell off the ladder so
still have it packed away in the basement.

Rick


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Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct.
Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh".