"Twisted Alice"

This is a telescope design inspired by Ron Ravenberg's 8" Alice. 
What I did was rotate the focuser board 45 degrees, 
to make viewing easier. It was designed and built in 1997.

The telescope optics are from my first scope, a 10.1" f/4.5
Coulter Odyssey. The telescope was fabricated out of
1/2" Birch plywood and cut out on CNC equipment. Everything
fit together wonderfully, but the week after first light a
flood claimed my car and the telescope therein. All that
survives is the optical set and this computer design.

Click your mouse in the box below and a 3D model will appear.
You can rotate, zoom and pan according to the instructions shown
at the base of the 3D window. The assembly tree to the left will
show you the parts and subassemblies. You can right-click to
change the visibility of parts, thereby allowing you to explore the
design interior.

If you are prompted to log in, just use the name Guest and no password.

Click this link to open a window to my 3D model of Twisted Alice.