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You're about to make a telescope. One lens of the reading glasses will serve as the objective lens of the telescope—the lens that gathers light from stars or other objects. The magnifying glass will be the eyepiece. This telescope won't have a tube—that's so you can see how an image is formed inside a telescope.
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www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/activity.html
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For anyone who has ever dreamed of exploring the heavens with a telescope, Build Your Own Telescope can make that dream come true. ... Build Your Own Telescope includes complete plans, step-by-step instructions and 275 illustrations that show you how to build these five telescopes:
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www.willbell.com/TM/tm2.htm
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There are a few tools needed to make building your telescope easier. ... CUSTOM MADE .965" FOCUSER: These parts are only needed if you are going to make your own focuser out of; PVC pipe fittings for use with .965" eyepieces. Two 1' long 8-32 set bolts with thumb screw tops; Make sure these have flat tips not sharp points.
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www.lymax.com/cosmicone/4inchdob/4inch01.pdf
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In its essence, a telescope is an instrument that makes a far away object look closer. ... To make a simple telescope at home, you will need the following: ... To assemble your telescope, do the following:
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www.howstuffworks.com/question568.htm
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How to Make a Simple Telescope. Create your very own, totally manual Gallilean telescope! ... How to Make a Telescope at Home ... Create your very own, totally manual Gallilean telescope!
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www.ehow.com/how_17057_make-simple-telescope.html
www.ehow.com/how_17057_make-simple-telescope.html
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Make Your Own Telescope ... Many amateurs prefer to make their own telescopes. Some people enjoy the time spent grinding mirrors or lenses, cutting the tube, mounting the optics, and making the mounts. There is a certain pride and satisfaction in using an instrument that you have built yourself.
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science.howstuffworks.com/telescope8.htm
science.howstuffworks.com/telescope8.htm
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Make your own Newtonian telescope mirror that is? Most people think it is such a daunting task that they never even consider it. But is it really that difficult? ... My personal suggestion is that you try to make an OK first mirror, then go for a better one. It will take much less time than trying to get a “perfect”...
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www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/reflections/2003/dscobel.11.htm...
www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/reflections/2003/dscobel.11.html
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This is how to make a simple telescope using two lenses and a cardboard tube ... You cant make good quality lenses over 1 foot in diameter so you have to use curved mirrors as lenses instead (see 'make yourself ugly' for more info) some of the largest telescopes have mirrors over 8 meters in diameter.
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www.lightwave.soton.ac.uk/experiments/telescope/telesco...
www.lightwave.soton.ac.uk/experiments/telescope/telescope.html
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Not many people today would use babbitt filled pipe fittings to make a mount, not since the easily built and more stable Dobson mount became the standard about 20 years ago for home builts (for a good book on that see Richard Berry's "Build Your Own Telescope").
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www.amazon.com/Making-Your-Telescope-Allyn-Thompson/dp/...
www.amazon.com/Making-Your-Telescope-Allyn-Thompson/dp/0933346123
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