Specifications

Building time Telescope: 16 months. Telescope Drive: 7 months.
Primary box, side bearings, rocker and base Baltic birch plywood. Thickness of 1/4", 1/2", 5/8" and 1 1/16".
Secondary cage Maple. Light baffle: Kydex.
Optics 2 inch 22” f/4.46 Pegasus primary mirror. 4” secondary mirror.
Coating: Spectrum Coatings with quartz (SiO2) protective layer.
Primary support 27-point floating cell system. 1"x1/2" pads.
Tailgate is made with 1 1/4" square heavy wall steel tubing.
1/8" et 3/16" stainless steel support triangles.
Kevlar sling for vertical support.
Two fans of 108 pc/min each.
Secondary support FPI-Protostar diagonal mount with anti-dew heater option.
Focus Motorized JMI DX-1 focuser.
Telescope drive Home build “goto” telescope drive.
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Power Two 12V 12AH batteries.
Hardware All hardware is either stainless steel or aluminum with the exception of a few items that were not available in these corrosion resistant materials.