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Friday, October 6, 2017

Equatorial Platform

If you do not what an equatorial platform is, it is a way to have a Dobsonian telescope track across the sky.  I bought this one named the Crossbow:
Clever design, beautifully made, looking forward to using it soon.  How do they work?  There is an explanation here.  Still looks like black magic to me.

1 comment:

  1. When you get it installed and adjusted, could you post a video of how it works? I can't picture how it would work or where.

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