From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@mac.com>
Date: June 19, 2009 7:26:50 PM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Venus picture..
Didn`t you send me a link to a place where the adapters can be bought at one stage? I think I still have it Bookmarked somewhere!
Mark
On 20/06/2009, at 10:11 AM, Milton Aupperle wrote:
Hi Mark;
On 19-Jun-09, at 4:47 PM, Mark Gaffney wrote:
Hi Milton, One of those C-Mount to M42 adapters`d make an interesting
experiment when I have some spare money. I have an old Nikkor 50mm
lens from my FM2 Nikon SLR.
I built one by using a hard plastic M42 end cap, cutting a hole through the end of it, then epoxying a C-Mount male end on it around the hole. For macro work, I picked up a set of M42 ring extenders (also useful for getting the OAG and main scope in para focal too) and can add them in as needed.
I`m tossing up whether to get myself a
Telegizmous 365 scope cover or go for the indoors satisfaction of
being able to play with a new copy of The Sky X in the meantime, next
month. We`ve certainly being having more than our fair share of rain
this year (it`s back again with a vengeance outside as I`m writing).
The Telegizmous covers are apparently tested with high pressure water
hoses as being watertight & also provide sun protection during summer.
I use a vinyl silver BBQ cover as an outer liner and big clear garbage bags as an inner liner for additional protection. It's worked for me for 5 years now and keeps the scope cool on those hot summer days too. Of course we don't have monsoon rains here, but this keeps a lot of west snow off too.
TTYL..
Milton Aupperle