16" Newtonian Telescope

After many years of wishing, and a few more years of planning, designing, purchasing, and assembling, my 16" telescope is completed! I still have some fine-tuning to do, but the lessons learned in the previous 10" telescopes have been applied here, resulting in a first-class design. Click on the links here to see some more details.

Optical Tube Assembly

Primary mirror and cell

Secondary mirror mount

Fork Mount and Outdoor cover


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