Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Home Planetarium Specs

Drill Bit/Needle Sizes

mag hole size bit number
0-1 .076 - .089 48 - 45
1-0 .046 - .063 57 - 55
2-1 .040 - .033 68 - 60
3-2 .028 - .025 71 - 70
4-3 .0225 - .020 76 - 72
5 .0125 80

Lense your Star pinholes

The 9mm by 265mm lense sold by Anchor Optics
is currently the best lense for pinhole stars,
provide these for at least your 1st magntitudes for best results!

How Many Stars?

Mag Number
-27 1 (the big yellow one)
1 20
2 58
3 82
4 530
5 1600
6 4800


Starball Size

Fair 10 inch globe
Good 12 inch
Better 16 inch
Best 20+ inch


Light Source for starballs
Good 2.47 Volt Flashlight
Better Minimag LED
Best Stinger Streamlight LED

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