I would love to be part of that! I remember John Dobson telling folks at ALCON last summer that his favorite eyepieces were made from old binoculars scavenged from thrift stores and pawn shops... Rich --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
If there is sufficient interest, I am willing to hold an "eyepiece seminar" sometime this summer, when my workload eases a bit.
I envision a couple of speakers, perhaps, on subjects like lens configurations, field-of-view, terminology, eyepiece history & mythology, etc., then a workshop where everyone gets to assemble their own eyepiece from surplus optics. I will choose the speakers.
Then a star-party in the evening to compare commercial products and try-out everyone's home-made eyepiece from the workshop.
If I can't procure the eyepiece parts free, there may be a small charge to cover those costs only.
Any interest?
Chuck
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