A curved spider will eliminate diffraction spikes, but they are
often heavier than straight-leg models.........
Jim ........... 8-)
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Jim Bartolini nytgems@pacbell.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: grimly_fiendish@comcast.net
To: sf-bay-tac@seds.org
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject: [TAC] Spiders (off topic)
Recently I have begun building a 16" truss tube telescope and I have asked and received help from several people on this list with materials and parts. I have gotten to the point where I have to decide on a spider and I was first considering purchasing a Protostar as they come highly recommended by several people, but recently I came across the curved vane spider and was wondering if anyone has used one and if the claims are true. I would appreciate any advice, please reply to me off list.
Clear skies,
Kevin
Received on Fri Apr 30 10:23:56 2004