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The MiataScope

(See page 1 for construction details.)

This is a 10" truss-tube dobsonian designed to fit into the trunk of a Mazda Miata. Those of you who've driven a Miata know that they don't really have a trunk -- just a second glove box.

Note the cut-away front corners. Those are to clear the lip of the trunk lid when it closes. There is no wiggle room when the scope is in the trunk.

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MiataScope undergoes final inspection before going out into the field.
Out in the field. The small box on top holds accessories. Below that, the ground board acts as a cover to the mirror box. The upper tube assembly fits snugly in the mirror box, which fits snugly in the rocker box.

Rocker box on ground board; mirror box in rocker box; truss tubes installed.

Ready for action.

Latest picture: conjunction of Mercury Venus, Mars, Saturn & Jupiter; picture courtesy of Rob Falk. (Visible: triangle of planets are Mars, Saturn and Venus, with Mercury just above the roof line next to the tree; telescope points to Jupiter.)

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