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20" Folded Newtonian for Ajai Sehgal,
Canada
Arrival of Instrument, Uncrating and
Installation
Ajai's instrument just recently arrived at his
new observatory! The subsequent uncrating and installation of the major
components went quite smoothly. His new observatory is located adjacent to the
house structure and is over two stories above the ground. This required the use
of a crane to hoist each component into place for installation.
The base being unpacked from
shipping crate. |
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Base being hoisted to observatory by crane. |
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Base ready to be hoisted by crane. |
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Set it down gently on the pier bolts! |
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Fork in open crate, ready to install lifting eyes for
hoisting the fork, correctly tilted at the observatory's latitude for
attachment to base. |
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Tube, ready to lift once a few securing bolts are
removed. |
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Note lifting eye positions that permitted fork to be gently
lowered to top of base, matching the 49° angle atop the base. |
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A few minutes to install Dec. bearing bolts and the
telescope installation will be done! |
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The instrument base is levelled and
secured. |
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The instrument, without optics
installed, with tube temporarily pointed toward the nadir. |
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Ajai Sehgal's new ObservatoryScope, in its new home
with the dome reinstalled, awaiting final installation of
components. |
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