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10-inch Newtonian, first as a Dob,
then a Motorized Equitorial

Built by Matt Sztanko of Essex, UK

"Many years ago I built my own 10ā€ Dobsonian telescope. I then built a motorized equatorial mount to put the 10ā€ onto. Since then I have also used the mount to do deep sky imaging and have yet to start imaging the planets with the 10ā€ which Iā€™m looking forward to."

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The original 10-inch tube on a classic Dobsonian mount.
The Original Dob
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The original 10-inch tube on a home made motorized mount.
The 10" on the Motorized Mount
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Details of the Motorized Mount, with auxiliary refractors mounted on either side of the 10-inch tube.
Mount with Auxiliary Scopes.
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Looking up from the ground at the tube (note cooling fan) and the mount.
Looking up from the ground
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Side view of Mount and Tube; you can see the counterweights in this view.
Side view of Mount and Tube
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A good view of the mirror cell & latitude adjuster
Mirror Cell & Latitude Adjuster

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