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#1
Telescopes Etcetera.... / Re: Restoration of 3" equatori...
Last post by Hugh - Apr 24, 2024, 12:44:55Well done Roberto ~ that's as good as a piece of art!
~ Hugh
~ Hugh
#2
In the Media... / The Great Rift (and a whole lo...
Last post by Rick - Apr 24, 2024, 09:18:31 #3
In the Media... / Voyager 1 transmitting data ag...
Last post by Rick - Apr 23, 2024, 13:44:24Voyager 1 transmitting data again after Nasa remotely fixes 46-year-old probe
Earth's most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, has started communicating properly again with Nasa after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the 46-year-old probe.
Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which makes and operates the agency's robotic spacecraft, said in December that the probe – more than 15bn miles (24bn kilometres) away – was sending gibberish code back to Earth.
In an update released on Monday, JPL announced the mission team had managed "after some inventive sleuthing" to receive usable data about the health and status of Voyager 1's engineering systems. "The next step is to enable the spacecraft to begin returning science data again," JPL said. Despite the fault, Voyager 1 had operated normally throughout, it added.
More: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/23/voyager-1-transmitting-data-again-after-nasa-remotely-fixes-46-year-old-probe
...and from NASA JPL: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth
Earth's most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, has started communicating properly again with Nasa after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the 46-year-old probe.
Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which makes and operates the agency's robotic spacecraft, said in December that the probe – more than 15bn miles (24bn kilometres) away – was sending gibberish code back to Earth.
In an update released on Monday, JPL announced the mission team had managed "after some inventive sleuthing" to receive usable data about the health and status of Voyager 1's engineering systems. "The next step is to enable the spacecraft to begin returning science data again," JPL said. Despite the fault, Voyager 1 had operated normally throughout, it added.
More: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/23/voyager-1-transmitting-data-again-after-nasa-remotely-fixes-46-year-old-probe
...and from NASA JPL: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth
#4
Telescopes Etcetera.... / Re: Restoration of 3" equatori...
Last post by Carole - Apr 21, 2024, 15:56:46Wonderful job Roberto
#5
Telescopes Etcetera.... / Re: Restoration of 3" equatori...
Last post by AndrewRamsay - Apr 21, 2024, 12:04:17What a magnificent piece of equipment! You have done a wonderful job, Roberto, the brass and paintwork really shine. We look forward to hearing how it performs on the night sky.
#6
Telescopes Etcetera.... / Re: Restoration of 3" equatori...
Last post by Rick - Apr 20, 2024, 18:33:41It's interesting comparing it with your previous restoration, too.
#7
Telescopes Etcetera.... / Re: Restoration of 3" equatori...
Last post by Roberto - Apr 20, 2024, 18:02:04Thank you Rick! Hope to bring it to Ortford one time.
Roberto
Roberto
#8
Telescopes Etcetera.... / Re: Restoration of 3" equatori...
Last post by Rick - Apr 20, 2024, 17:31:10That looks like a fantastic restoration job! I hope it rewards you with some fine views when the skies eventually clear. 
#9
Telescopes Etcetera.... / Re: Restoration of 3" equatori...
Last post by Roberto - Apr 20, 2024, 13:49:18Last ones promise:
I now need to test it under the stars. A simple comparison with the Dollond on far away branches, leaves and some chimneys implies better optics for the N&Z (potential Cooke). The Dollond is no slouch under the stars so I guess I shall know more when I can manage to test it.
Roberto
I now need to test it under the stars. A simple comparison with the Dollond on far away branches, leaves and some chimneys implies better optics for the N&Z (potential Cooke). The Dollond is no slouch under the stars so I guess I shall know more when I can manage to test it.
Roberto
#10
Telescopes Etcetera.... / Re: Restoration of 3" equatori...
Last post by Roberto - Apr 20, 2024, 13:48:28Finally, a comparison with the Alt-Az Dollond:
