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Trying my modern Canon DSLR on the Alan Young telescope

We at cadsas.com had an excellent observing night, tonight. “Spring Guide to the Night Sky” public event.. totally horrible, rainy and windy weather at 5pm. Event starts 6.30pm.. All clear! Plus very clean skies, after all the rain. Looked at … Continue reading

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Declination Axis Problem – Alan Young Telescope

Well.. I was too hasty. In my previous post here, I said the restoration of the Alan Telescope was nearly finished. We had a meeting on Monday night and there is a problem with the Declination axis motor drive.

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Alan Young Telescope Restoration, Reaches Final Stages

Work continues at Cranbrook Astronomy Society, to restore the historic Alan Young telescope.

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