{"id":23034,"date":"2018-01-04T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=23034"},"modified":"2018-01-19T09:44:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T19:44:07","slug":"telescope-restoration-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=23034","title":{"rendered":"Telescope Restoration Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, a new\/old telescope has arrived at Andrew&#8217;s Home for Wayward Telescopes&#8230; A beat up and neglected 8&#8243; Cave Astrola. The new arrival has me thinking of the other telescopes that have come through recently&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-23034-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/CH75-64-16031-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;18286&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Orange Tube Corrosion&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Orange Tube Corrosion&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Looking at what remains of the paint on an old Celestron C8 orange tube telescope&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/CH75-59-16030-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;18300&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;RA and Declination Axis&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;RA and Declination Axis&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The RA and declination axis removed from the mount for further disassembly and restoration&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/CH77-31-16044-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;18339&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ready for Paint&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Ready for Paint&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Parts of the mount prepped and taped for painting&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/CH75-62-16030-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;18335&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Painting the Mount&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Painting the Mount&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Parts of the TeleVue Renaissance Mount with a fresh coat of primer&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/CH77-33-16044-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;18320&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Restored C8&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Restored C8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A restored Celestron C8 on a similarly restored TeleVue Renaissance mount.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/10\\\/CF88-34-13304-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;11200&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Celestron Cometron in Parts&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Celestron Cometron in Parts&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A completely disassembled Celestron Cometron telescope&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/10\\\/CF88-39-13304-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;11199&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Celestron Cometron&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Celestron Cometron&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A Celestron Cometron 62mm f\\\/4.8 telescope.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/CI24-97-16282-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;19706&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Secondary Cage&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Secondary Cage&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Re-assembling the secondary cage on the 20\\u0026#8243; Obsession. The truss tube clamps still need to be cleaned up and re-installed, same with the focuser.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/CI24-68-16267-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;19567&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Obsession Casting&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Obsession Casting&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A strut on the Obsession telescope elevation bearing&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/CI24-80-16276-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;19623&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rusted Hardware&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Rusted Hardware&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The rusted hardware removed from a 20\\u0026#8243; Obsession telescope&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/09\\\/CI24-75-16267-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;19563&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Clamps&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Clamps&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Clamping the rocker box of a 20\\u0026#8243; Obsession&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/CI24-65-16267-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;19566&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Joint Failure&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Joint Failure&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A failed plywood joint&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/CI25-07-16282-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;19703&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20\\u0026#8243; f\\\/4 Obsession&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;20\\u0026quot; f\\\/4 Obsession&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;20\\u0026#8243; f\\\/4 Obsession #004 fully assembled for the first time in over a year. Ready for alignment and use!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/CI30-48-16288-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;19775&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20\\u0026#8243; f\\\/4 Obsession Telescope&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;20\\u0026quot; f\\\/4 Obsession Telescope&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The restored 20\\u0026#8243; Obsession telescope set up at Hale Pohaku on the side of Mauna Kea&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/CI30-61-16289-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;19776&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Students Under the Stars&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Students Under the Stars&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A group of local school students with the 20\\u0026#8243; telescope&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/CI34-56-16320-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;20214&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Celestron FirstScope&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Celestron FirstScope&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A Celestron FirstScope with somewhat larger company&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/CI53-13-17078-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21475&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Celestron Mount Teardown&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Celestron Mount Teardown&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A dismantled Celestron telescope mount awaiting cleanup and re-painting&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/CI53-14-17078-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21474&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Repainting the Mount&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repainting the Mount&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Repainting the classic Celestron mount&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/CI72-67-17217-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;22230&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tripod Parts&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Tripod Parts&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Parts for the Hodgepodge field tripod drying in intense tropical sunlight&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/DriveCorr.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21523&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Drive Corrector&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;An old-school telescope drive corrector schematic&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;An old-school telescope drive corrector schematic&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/CI53-56-17098-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21788&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Inside the Mount&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Drive corrector inside the Celestron mount&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The circuitry for the drive corrector inside the mount, just a few wires left to connect.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/CI72-76-17218-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;22229&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tripod Head&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Tripod Head&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Meade wedge bolts to a Celestron field tripod head without modification&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/CI72-74-17218-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;22227&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hodgepodge&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Hodgepodge&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Hodgepodge mount assembled for the first time&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/CI73-60-17222-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;22267&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hodgepodge&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Hodgepodge&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hodgepodge setup on the side of Mauna Kea with the TV-76mm and Telrad on the plate&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/CI78-21-17233-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;22464&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hodgepodge and the Eclipse&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Hodgepodge and the Eclipse&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hodgepodge set up at Grant\\u0026#8217;s Spring to photograph a total solar eclipse&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/IMG_0985.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;22363&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Total Solar Eclipse 2017&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Total Solar Eclipse 2017&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The 2017 total solar eclipse as photographed from central Oregon&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/CI93-60-18002-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23049&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;8\\u0026quot; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The 8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola as it arrived&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/CI93-57-18002-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23047&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;8\\u0026quot; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Focuser and missing finder on the 8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/CI93-63-18002-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23045&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;8\\u0026quot; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Looking down the optical tube of the 8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/CI93-58-18002-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23048&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;8\\u0026quot; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The pier of the 8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/CI93-70-18003-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23064&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Clock Drive&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Clock Drive&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The clock drive on the 8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/CI93-64-18002-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23046&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Setting Circle&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Setting Circle&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The declination setting circle of the Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/CI93-62-18002-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23044&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tube Damage&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Tube Damage&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Damage to the optical tube of the 8\\u0026#8243; Cave Astrola&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/CI97-72-18013-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23112&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Repairing the OTA&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repairing the OTA&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Repairing the damaged fiberglass OTA with epoxy and sanding&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/CI97-75-18013-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23109&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Cleaning the Flash&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Cleaning the Flash&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Filing down the mold flash on the legs of the Cave Astrola mount.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/CI97-77-18013-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23127&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Painting the Mount&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Painting the Mount&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A batch of painted parts sits drying in the tropical sun.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/darkerview.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/CI93-73-18003-DC.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;23065&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mirror Data&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Mirror Data&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The data inscribed on the side of the 8\\u0026#8243; mirror&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, a new\/old telescope has arrived at Andrew&#8217;s Home for Wayward Telescopes&#8230; A beat up and neglected 8&#8243; Cave Astrola. The new arrival has me thinking of the other telescopes that have come through recently&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[206],"tags":[207,2236,158],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23034"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23034"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23129,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23034\/revisions\/23129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}