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The "Deep Space Scope" Design

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• 12" Primary mirror - ~$475.  Gary Hand, http://www.handsonoptics.com/
• 2.0" Secondary mirror - ~$75. Gary Hand, http://www.handsonoptics.com/
• 2" Helical Crayford Focuser - HC-2 - ~$80, KineOptics, http://www.kineoptics.com/index.html
  
• Rigel Quickfinder - purchased from Starizona - ~$40, http://www.starizona.com/
  
• Newt software, used for designing the layout of the scope - http://home.att.net/~dale.keller/atm/newtonians/newtsoft/newtsoft.htm
• Plop software, used for designing mirror cells - http://www.davidlewistoronto.com/plop/
  
• 1/2" good quality plywood - a good quality lumber yard.
• Bolts, etc - Home Depot, Lowes.  I also used True Hardware quite a bit.
  
• Aluminum Tubing: Metal Supermarket, Albuquerque, NM, 505-858-9953
• Teflon: Plastic Supply Inc, Albuquerque, NM, 505-884-0507