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20"
OD carbon fiber sandwich core tube |
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The first 16" f5 telescope that Oceanit built
using a carbon fiber, sandwich cored tube (produced by Dream
and fitted with one of Dream's 20"
dovetail plate(s) ) is shown to the right. The only carbon
fiber used for these initial units were in the tubes that Dream
produced. Oceanit used full-thickness optics and metal for the
other components of this telescope. The primary mirror alone
weighs 36 lbs. The telescope shown weighs approximately 110 lbs. |
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The telescope is shown at Haleakala
in Hawaii. |
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Click on the image to see a
higher resolution view. |
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Built for client's: 16" f5 IR Cassegrain |
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Tube length: 26.4"/671mm. |
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Tube weight: 15.4lbs/7.0 kg. |
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To the left is the prototype tube for the IR system
of telescopes that will track satellites for the US Air Force. |
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The benefit of this profile is that Dream's
20" dovetail plate(s) are all that is needed to connect
the telescope tube to a mount (German EQ or Fork). Thus eliminating
the drawbacks of rings. |
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The client's graphics show the carbon fiber tube below
the glossy white paint. |
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1st article shipped to customer 12/07. 2nd article
shipped 5/08. |
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