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Categories related to Amateur Telescope Making : Amateur : Astronomy : Science: Science: Astronomy: Amateur: Astrophotography and CCD Imaging (245) Science: Astronomy: Business: Telescopes, Binoculars and Accessories (347) Websites on Amateur Telescope Making: Al's Custom Telescope Accessories Oak tripod, tripod accessories, leg kits, feedback, and links. Amateur Telescope Makers (ATM) Archives To disseminate knowledge, experiences, ideas, and resources. The Amateur Telescope Makers Email List FAQ, managing a subscription, and archives. An Amateur Telescope Maker's Projects Articles on various telescope designs. Astral Weeks Construction of reflector, refractor, and mini solar cam with images, and astro images. Astro Designs Accessory designs and information to enhance the use of Meade LX200s, Dobsonian reflectors, and other telescopes plus star charts for computerized telescopes. Astronomy and Telescope Making List of projects, mirror testing, do it yourself projects, CCD imaging and techniques, and Messier observations. ATM - Amateur Telescope Making Information on telescope building, equatorial platform, scotch mount, and binocular mount, and information how to let a Dobsonian telescope move smoothly. ATM Letters Electronic based Journal with current issue, past issues, and archives. The ATM Site Repository for resources and techniques by chronological, keyword, or author. The ATM's Workshop Areas covered include optics, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, programming, and telescope equipment, and tips and techniques. Bill's 14.5 Inch Telescope Making Project Description, photographs, rebuilding of telescope, making simple lens for reflector, and links. Computer Operated Telescopes Features plans and designs for stepper or servo motor layouts as well as features, free software, how-to information, and links. The Construction - Littlebear Observatory Information and photos on the construction of the observatory. Dan Bakken and Hercules World's largest portable amateur telescope, 41.2" Newtonian reflector with pictures of the telescope and during construction. Dave's ATM Page Information to add altitude-azimuth controller and unipolar stepper motor controller to a telescope, and directions with drawings and images of individual parts for a ten inch scope. 100% Do It Yourself Equatorial table, hydraulic focusing system, stepper motor electronic controls, hydraulic drive, advice to build a telescope, and beginners corner. Foucault Tester Building a tester with a unique return mechanism, simplistic in design and very practical, enables the user to obtain highly accurate results. Got Grit? Telescope mirror making supplies and tutorials. How Products Are Made: Telescope Background, raw materials, and the manufacturing process with references. I and My Telescope Amateur telescope making, mirror grinding. Making and Motorizing of Telescope Construction of small newtonian and Mel Bartels system for computer control. Meade 826 Reflector Telescope Details the restoration of the equipment from the late 1970's. Mike Lindner's Telescope Making Links to completed telescopes and free mirror testing software. Mike's Telescope Workshop Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes, solar camera, and links for parts. Mirror Making and Other Activities by Laurie Hall Mirror making, the equipment and testing equipment. The Octagonal Observatory Documents design and building of an observatory for NexStar11 GPS telescope with images. A Photovisual Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope Information acquired during design and construction of a 7.5" aperture F8. Poor Meadow Dyke Observatory Construction details with images of Dobsonian, GEM reflector, portable Dobsonian, 20" goto scope, dome, and 20" goto Dobsonian. San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers: Building Telescopes Plans and how-to's for building a Dobsonian telescope, solar filter, and mirror-making techniques. Scope Making Plans and instructions for building a Dobsonian, refractor, wooden tripod, eyepieces and other accessories. Shane LaPierre's ATM Pages 20" Dobsonian, 8" versatile newt, cookbook 245 CCD, equipment, images, logs, and links. Stellafane ATM Pages Simple and proven techniques that most appropriate for the beginner and the novice mirror and telescope makers. Telescope Making 1997 - 2000 Personal log of making a 10 inch Newtonian telescope and mirror, including pictures. Weird Telescopes Features several unique solutions for telescope issues with images.
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