Analog Sky Magic

Last year, we started to build our own Analog Sky Magic binoculars.   First step was to order the lenses, mirrors and tools, and to start 3D printing all parts.  As we don't have a 3D printer, we used CraftCloud to do all the printing.  The building process is explained very well in 20 educational and easy to follow movies.  

When the 3D parts arrived, I cleaned them on October 2, 2023.  We started building the telescope on October 22.  It is really a fun project to build and Lotte (10 years old) could do most of the steps on her own.  Everything was finished on December 23.  And it was clear enough to have a first look at the moon.  

Finished Analog Sky Magic, ready for first light!

On December 26, I could observe again a bit.  It was full moon, so I observed the moon, Jupiter (as a small disc, with the four moons) and the Orion nebula (with UHC filter).

The binoculars are very easy to collimate.  I have the following set of eyepieces:

• 36mm Baader Hyperion Aspheric: 6.25x, 11.5 degrees
• Tele Vue 19mm Panoptic: 12x, 5.8 degrees
• Tele Vue 8mm Radian: 28x, 2.1 degrees

I also have a set of two UHC filters to use with the binoculars. I hope to start using the Magic more often as soon as possible, because it is very easy to set up and start observing.

Enjoy some of the pictures of the building process.