Ross Sackett ultralight dobsonian telescopes

Ross Sackett's amateur telescope making

My telescopes and ATM Projects

4-1/4" Travelscope

10" Classical dobsonian

13" Truss dobsonian

8" Moonsilver I

8" Saraguro travelscope
("Moonsilver I v.2")

12.5" Moonsilver II

18" Moonsilver III

18" Moonsilver IV

6" Moonsilver V
("Matt's scope")

12.5" Captain Nemo's
steampunk scope

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My telescopes
4-1/4" Travelscope
10" Classical dob
13" Truss
8" Two-pole
8" Moonsilver I
8" Moonsilver Iv2
12.5" Moonsilver II
18" Moonsilver III
18" Moonsilver IV
6" Moonsilver V
12.5" Captain Nemo
Other projects
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Cart for 102mm apo

Models and prototypes

Mirror grinding stand

Foucault-Ronchi tester
and mirror stand

Lap making with the "Perfect
Pitch" LM-3 mold

Channeling a polishing lap with a
soldering pencil

Bar spherometer

Helical crayford, my first true
machining project