giving the clamshell a 12 inch D-size (Losmandy-style) dovetail interface with two mounting positions so the assembly fits any D-size saddle
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CNC-machined in the USA from black anodized aluminum
The plate bolts to your clamshell
and center-marking kit in a carrying case
Farpoint Light Shield for 12" Dobsonian Telescopes – Zhumell Z12, Apertura AD12, Orion SkyLine 12 Upgrade Kit giving the clamshell a 12Stray light is the reason your Dob doesn't look like the eyepiece view you expected. Every open tube Newtonian has the same weakness: the front of the tube is a wide open aperture pointed at the sky and at everything else. A neighbor's porch light, a passing headlight, the Moon 40 away. That light spills down the tube wall, scatters, and lands on your secondary. You never see the source. You just see a view that's flat, milky, and low contrast, and