Elektric.Works

Home of the PiKon telescope

[Elektric.Works @Elektric_Works]

How it all began!

https://t.co/a3BiE2xJj8

[Amazing Physics @amazing_physics]

Which Force or Law of Physics

[₿en Weeks ⚡ @BenGWeeks]

Great 3D printing project thanks @Mark_Wrigley_ (we just sent the telescope outdoors!).

[Yaprak Ayazoğlu @yaprakaya]

Next #3Dprinting challenge: Build the #PiKon! 3D printable telescope! Just received the non printable parts! Rest is up to my #Ultimaker S5, #raspberrypi and some love and affection! Longing to observe the planets with my 2yo!!!

[Leanne J @minxlj]

Loving the #PiKon 3D printed telescope project - 5” extractor ventilation tube, black felt lining, 3D printed bits and a Raspberry Pi Zero. Amazing! Lots of people have done clever upgrades too. @maker_space @alistair #astronomy #3dprinting

[@[email protected] @TranKILLoman]

@Mark_Wrigley_ @BenGWeeks @Elektric_Works

[@[email protected] @TranKILLoman]

@BenGWeeks @Elektric_Works @Mark_Wrigley_ my first attempt to observe Jupiter with my pikon

[₿en Weeks ⚡ @BenGWeeks]

Thanks, @Mark_Wrigley_, we finished our #PiKon camera build. Now waiting for a clear night with the moon! #RaspberryPi #RaspberryPiCamera #3DPrinting #MakeLive

[Sam McElhinney @Sam_McElhinney]

Moon, first sight through the scope! Fine crescent as it set tonight. #pikon @Elektric_Works @Mark_Wrigley_

[Sam McElhinney @Sam_McElhinney]

New tripod mount fixing rings from cnc ply + cork strips, to try and improve pikon tube stability! Test setup and then with tube in. Seems to hold better, more rigid... @Elektric_Works @Mark_Wrigley_ @eversion

[Elektric.Works @Elektric_Works]

@Sam_McElhinney @Mark_Wrigley_ Okay, I think I need to link things to Twitter! Are there any other platforms that you use?

[Sam McElhinney @Sam_McElhinney]

Finally got as far as first light through my maxed up version of the pikon telescope @Elektric_Works. Here is the full current setup, pictures to follow

[Elektric.Works @Elektric_Works]

@MissPott_A I dropped out too. After years in tech industry I thought teaching would be a kind of pay back. But the management of schools is just terrible. 10 years on running my own business.

[Elektric.Works @Elektric_Works]

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[Elektric.Works @Elektric_Works]

@concreted0g Well, it’s a long time since I used one of these. 2.77cm or 0.0277m if you want more decimal places!

[Stefanos Harhalakis @sharhalakis]

Arrived! #pikon

[Elektric.Works @Elektric_Works]

@TranKILLoman That’s right - you paint the tube.