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Frodo - a 10 inch travel Dobson

10 inch, f/4.8 newtonian

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This is Frodo - the ringbearer! A travel Dobson almost entirely made out of plywood rings and aluminium tubes (more or less...)

 

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10 inch, f / 4.8
   

That's Frodo in travel mood. The ruler is 12 inch / 30 cm long. The basic dimesions are: 48 cm x 46 cm x 16 cm
ready to travel

 

 

 
     

 

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