Tube is made from 200mm air conditioning duct, which has been lined with polystyrene and painted mat black.

Altitude bearing is very smooth. Made from Plastic soil pipe which is filled with a circular 1.5" thick piece of chip board which facilitates fixing to the tube.

Pinhole LED Finder

The LED pinhole finder costs less than a £1 to make and is a better solution than looking along the length of your telescope tube to Centre your telescope.

A £12 Electric Focuser

I decided after my first couple of attempts using a webcam that I needed an electric focuser, but after scouring the internet,
I was simply unable to source one with the correct curve on it's base for my telescope (Orion Optics (UK) 12" F4), so
decided to try and make one myself.

WJO Data Hub

My observatory used to have cables everywhere until I built the WJO Data Hub, as well and reducing the cables to a single USB2 cable it provides the interface for...

1. WJO Filter wheel (under test)
2. WJO Focuser (not built yet)
3. WJO DSLR exposure controller (not shown)
4. CCD USB port
5. Guide scope serial port
6. Mount serial Port
7. 5v and 12v power outputs.