Telescope hauler - Nissan Murano

Qat · 02-27-2011, 12:01 PM

Also serves as field desk, working out of the back. I replaced the lights on the hatch door with red LEDs to preserve night vision. They give plenty of illumination for reading charts and changing eyepieces and don't annoy my fellow astronomers. Now if I could figure out how to keep them from shutting off every half hour ...

**njjoe** · 02-27-2011, 09:36 PM

What if you leave the ignition in the ACC position? Since the rear hatch is open the Battery Saver feature should remain inactive.

By the way, that telescope rig or yours is unlike anything I have ever seen. What exactly is it and how is it used?

-njjoe

Qat · 02-28-2011, 09:22 AM

I'll try the ACC but probably all the other interior lights would also be on.

The telescope is a Newtonian reflector (designed by Sir Isaac) - it uses a big parabolic mirror in the base to gather light and focus it to a smaller mirror in the top. The top mirror is on a 45 degree angle to reflect the light into a magnifying eyepiece. I built this scope myself, and the way it is mounted is generally called a Dobsonian mount. If you google up "Dobsonian Telescope" or "Amateur Telescope Making" there's quite a lot of info.

Most commercially manufactured telescopes are motorized for tracking and have computers for locating objects, but I enjoy using a chart and hunting things down manually. My scope is completely hand-powered.

homerxxxca · 03-01-2011, 09:03 AM

Nice Scope!

CWier866 · 03-31-2011, 11:23 AM

very nice

Modifier · 04-01-2011, 09:14 PM

pretty cool scope... I like it!

02-27-2011, 12:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Qat Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 385	Telescope hauler Also serves as field desk, working out of the back. I replaced the lights on the hatch door with red LEDs to preserve night vision. They give plenty of illumination for reading charts and changing eyepieces and don't annoy my fellow astronomers. Now if I could figure out how to keep them from shutting off every half hour ... __________________ 2010 SL Tinted Bronze/Beige \| Leather \| Premium \| 360° LED DRLs \| Interior LEDs \| Aluminum Pedals \| All Weather Mats & Cargo Liner \| Fumoto Oil Drain Valve \| Silblade Wipers \| Reese Hitch

02-27-2011, 09:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
njjoe Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jersey Shore (not THAT Jersey Shore, the real one) Posts: 11,737	What if you leave the ignition in the ACC position? Since the rear hatch is open the Battery Saver feature should remain inactive. By the way, that telescope rig or yours is unlike anything I have ever seen. What exactly is it and how is it used? -njjoe __________________ 2005 SL AWD, Platinum -OEM HID conversion & HID fogs -OEM iPod interface -Upgraded (non-Bose) speakers - Pioneer TS-A1702C & TS-G1643R -Muth signal mirrors -Valley Industries hitch and wiring harness -Aluminum fuel tank shields

02-28-2011, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Qat Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 385	I'll try the ACC but probably all the other interior lights would also be on. The telescope is a Newtonian reflector (designed by Sir Isaac) - it uses a big parabolic mirror in the base to gather light and focus it to a smaller mirror in the top. The top mirror is on a 45 degree angle to reflect the light into a magnifying eyepiece. I built this scope myself, and the way it is mounted is generally called a Dobsonian mount. If you google up "Dobsonian Telescope" or "Amateur Telescope Making" there's quite a lot of info. Most commercially manufactured telescopes are motorized for tracking and have computers for locating objects, but I enjoy using a chart and hunting things down manually. My scope is completely hand-powered. __________________ 2010 SL Tinted Bronze/Beige \| Leather \| Premium \| 360° LED DRLs \| Interior LEDs \| Aluminum Pedals \| All Weather Mats & Cargo Liner \| Fumoto Oil Drain Valve \| Silblade Wipers \| Reese Hitch

03-31-2011, 11:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
CWier866 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 36	very nice __________________ http://derwan.my3gb.com/murano.htm

04-01-2011, 09:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Modifier Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 7	pretty cool scope... I like it! __________________ 07 Nissan Frontier 01 Infiniti QX4 06 Nissan Murano

03-01-2011, 09:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
homerxxxca Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2	Nice Scope!

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