Pico Dobsonian Telescope

A project in Calgary, Canada by Wah Wah
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Compact Newtonian design — a full optical‑quality 30 mm f/3.33 reflector on a miniature Dobsonian mount
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Backers: 11
Average Daily Pledges: $172 CAD
Average Pledge Per Backer: $125 CAD

Funding: $1,377 CAD of $3,000 CAD
Dates: May 18th -> Jun 17th (30 days)
Project By: Wah Wah
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Latest News

20260524 Pico Dobsonian Moon again!

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The sky was finally clearer last night, and I managed to pull more detail from the phone images. You can see more of the larger lunar craters in this capture. Since it’s not using a high‑end eyepiece and the primary mirror has a very fast focal... (Read More)

20260523 Refining the Focusing Mechanism

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I’m tuning the eyepiece focusing mechanism to make it easier and more convenient to use. BTW, I took a Moon photo through thin cloud two nights ago. The image shows some of the larger lunar craters.   (Read More)

20260518 Crescent Moon with the Pico Dobsonian

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Tried some quick phone‑through‑eyepiece photography with the Pico Dobsonian tonight. The crescent new Moon was low after sunset, and even with this tiny telescope, you can see several of the larger craters in the image.  (Read More)

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