Site appears down. any mirrors?
Apparently a 6" primary one. There's also a secondary one as well. /s
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#12"This deployment is temporarily paused"
https://curiosity-telescope.netlify.app/ - Updated
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#13Site appears down. any mirrors?
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#15Where would one go to learn about/find resources on the types of 3d printers best used for a telescope project like this?
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#16Site appears down. any mirrors?
Yes it has mirrors
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#17"Ease of carrying the telescope with bag straps"
I like this, but...
Some of the best telescope buying advice I was ever given was to only buy a scope as big as you can carry/setup by yourself. It's hard to find time in one's schedule to take a scope somewhere, but it can be next to impossible to align schedules with another person. At least for a scope meant to take somewhere. Most people don't have a permanent setup though, so it's a pretty decent thing to consider.
The weight is only part of the equation, but also consider if it takes more than two hands to assemble.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have no idea that it is possible to 3D print telescopes. Is this less expensive?
The question probably shouldn't be "is it less expensive" but "is it a better value". The general sentiment behind these 3d printed telescopes are that you'd generally get better quality and potentially better QoL features at the same cost of buying some commercially available options. From the Hadley project >The mission here is to make an attractive alternative to the shoddy, hard to use "hobby-killer" scopes in th…
Yep, my experience is that cheaper scopes are so shoddy I've regretted giving them away.
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#19Have a look also at https://www.printables.com/model/268580-hadley-telescope-off...
I have no idea that it is possible to 3D print telescopes. Is this less expensive?
It’s not really the telescope you’re printing, but some custom fittings to assemble metal rods into a telescope.
People have been making telescopes with this method before 3D printing existed. They just used something else for all the little dodads.
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#20really good budget build! I love the photos!
What's the next upgrade?