BUILD YOUR OWN TELESCOPE
| 1. | | | | 2. | | Build Your Own Dobsonian Telescope
Believe it or not, this telescope was built almost entirely in an apartment! And, for a city boy who never went out in the garage to help Dad/Ward Cleaver make wooden thingies in the workshop, it was a formidable challenge! I am a very dangerous m
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| | 3. | | Amateur Telescope Making
Beginning and advanced telescope makers can access this resource for books, design information, utilities, photo galleries, and related links.
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http://boast.ccsm.uiuc.edu/lesson_kits/telescopes/te...
During these hands-on, minds-on activities, students will be asked to explore the properties of lenses. Students will determine the focal lengths of two different lenses, and the | | | 7. | | | Amateur Telescope Making
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This is a homepage for those interested in amateur telescope making as a hobby. |  | | 8. | |  | Science of Comets - ExploreZone.com
http://explorezone.com/space/comets.htm
Offers a general guide to comets and includes instructions for building telescopes and viewing the night sky, plus special missions. | | | 9. | | | How to Build a Dobsonian Telescope
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and Photo of Completed 'Scope "Not-too-tech advice"; Materials List; Tool List; Sources List Overview Drawing of Six-inch 'Scope with Plywood Cut Pattern Overview Drawing of Eight-inch 'Scope with Plywood Cut Pattern.. |  | | 10. | |  | | 11. | | Telescope FAQ - Page 7.3
[Perkins Homepage] [Return to FAQ Index] [Previous Page] [Next Page] What About Building A Telescope? by Bob Martino Yes, building your own telescope is something you can do yourself! You can buy the primary and secondary mirrors from various so
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| | 12. | |  | PLANS FOR BUILDING A SIDEWALK TELESCOPE
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"If there were a million amateur astronomers with telescopes, and they were willing to let a few thousand people each look through their telescopes, there would be a chance for the people in the world who wanted to see to see." John Dobson Table of. | | | 13. | | | | 14. | | Build Your Own Telescope
For anyone who has ever dreamed of exploring the heavens with a telescope, Build Your Own Telescope can make that dream come true. In clear step-by-step instructions, author Richard Berry tells how to build five telescopes, from a simple reflecting
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| | 15. | |  | The ATM Page
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A WWW Resource for Amateur Telescope Making | | | 16. | | | Astronomy-Mall.com - Amateur Telescope Making
http://astronomy-mall.com/hotlinks/atm.htm
Astronomy-Mall.com Amateur Telescope Making Add A Link Amateur Telecope Makers Journal & More ATM Home Page ATM information from Belgium. ATM Journal ATM mirror grinding maching ATM Resource List Barndoor drive Barndoor drive Building a Dobsonian... | | | 17. | |  | Eric Remy's amateur telescope making page
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Bienvenue sur la page ATM française Cette page relate mes efforts pour construire plusieurs télescopes ainsi que des testeurs, chercheurs, miroirs, etc. Le travail que vous allez voir sur la page suivante est le résultat de 2 années de travail et... | | | 18. | | | KIE Evidence: How a Telescope Works
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How a Telescope Works by Jim Slotta Scientist The telescope is a scientific instrument that is used for viewing far-away objects like planets and stars. The very first telescopes were invented in the early 1600's by astronomers like Huygens and... |  | | 19. | | | | 20. | | | | | BOOKS OF INTEREST | | 1. | | Building an Astronomical Telescope: An Observer's Guide
by Paul Doherty, Patrick Moore
Hardcover - 224 pages (May 2000)
Institute of Physics Publishing; ISBN: 0750305525
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| | 2. | |  The Dobsonian Telescope : A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes
by David Kriege, Richard Berry
Hardcover 1 Eng e edition (November 1997)
Willmann-Bell; ISBN: 0943396557 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.46 x 9.41 x 6.34
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Click below for further information or to order: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0943396557/astrospace | | 3. | |  Reflecting Telescope Optics I : Basic Design Theory and Its Historical Development (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)
by Raymond Wilson
Hardcover - (August 1996)
Springer Verlag; ISBN: 3540589643 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.08 x 9.44 x 6.35
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by Richard Berry
Hardcover Englsh/ edition (December 1993)
Willmann-Bell; ISBN: 0943396425 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.95 x 11.08 x 8.52
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by Jean Texereau, Allen Strickler (Translator), Richard Berry (Designer)
Hardcover - 440 pages 2nd edition (June 1984)
Willmann-Bell; ISBN: 0943396042 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.55 x 9.32 x 6.34
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| | 6. | | Amateur Telescope Making (Vol. 1)
by Albert G. Ingalls (Editor)
Hardcover Vol 001 (October 1996)
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| | 7. | |  Making & Enjoying Telescopes : 6 Complete Projects & A Stargazer's Guide
by Robert Miller, Kenneth Wilson (Contributor)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback - 160 pages (April 1997)
Sterling Publications; ISBN: 0806912782 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.40 x 9.93 x 8.45
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| | 8. | | Telescope Optics : Evaluation and Design
by Harrie G.J. Rutten, Martin A.M. Van Venrooij
Hardcover (April 1988)
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| | 9. | | Reflecting Telescope Optics II : Manufacture, Testing, Alignment, Modern Techniques (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)
by Raymond G. Wilson
Hardcover - 450 pages Vol 002 (January 1999)
Springer Verlag; ISBN: 3540603565 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 9.55 x 6.45
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| | 10. | | Telescope Power: Fantastic Activities and Easy Projects for Young Astronomers
by Gregory L. Matloff, Grefory Matloff
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback - 128 pages 1 edition (July 6, 1993)
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471580392 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.35 x 9.91 x 7.00
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