Amateur Telescope Making
Categories
- Software (3)
Links
An Amateur Telescope Maker's Projects
http://www.foothill.net/~sayre/
How-to's and information about various telescope designs.
Weird Telescopes
http://bhs.broo.k12.wv.us/homepage/alumni/dstevick/weird.htm
Features several unique solutions for telescope issues.
MODAS - Modern Optical Design and Analysis Software
http://members.kabsi.at/i.krastev/modas.html
Tools and software for most types of amateur telescopes.
Mirror Making and other Activities by Laurie Hall
http://www.turbofast.com.au/astrotel/index.html
Telescope mirror making testing equipment.
The ATM's Workshop
Areas covered include optics, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, programming, and telescope equipment.
Ronchi for Windows ATM Software
http://members.aol.com/RonWin20/
This site is the home page for Ronchi for Windows, a software simulation program for Amateur Telescope Makers. Use RonWin to simulate the Ronchi Test on your PC.
Plans For Building A Dobsonian Telescope
http://members.aol.com/sfsidewalk/intro.htm
The San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers bring you complete plans for building a Dobsonian telescope.
Littlebear Observatory
http://www.littlebear-observatory.com/construction.htm
Information and photos on the construction of the observatory, with pictures documenting each phase.
Astronomy and Telescope Making
http://www.btinternet.com/~mike.hanlon/
Amateur astronomy and telescope making including do-it-yourself projects and observing techniques and records. Also a short guide to protein structure, and some other personal interest stuff.
Telescope Making
http://members.aol.com/DATSCOPE/mirrormake1.html
Details of projects undertaken by a group of amateur mirror grinders.
Stellafane ATM Pages
http://www.stellafane.com/atm/atm_main.htm
A complete primer for new amateur telescope makers and introduction to the art.
Mike's Telescope Workshop
http://www.mdpub.com/scopeworks/
Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes and a solar camera.
Dave's ATM Page
http://www.mindspring.com/~davebevel/index.html
Offers information on how to add electronics to your telescopes.
100% Do-it-yourself Astronomical Site
http://queribus.free.fr/Astronomie/eaccueil.html
Telescope making, night sky photography, astronomical experiments, electronics for astronomy.
Jan van Gastel's Astronomy Pages
http://home.wanadoo.nl/jhm.vangastel/Astronomy/
Offers information on telescope building, on an equatorial platform, a scotch mount and a binocular mount. There is also information about how to let a Dobsonian telescope move smoothly.
Computer Operated Telescopes
http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/cot/cot.html#CONTENTS
Features plans and designs for stepper or servo motor layouts as well as features, free software, and how-to information. Links to pictures of other amateur computerized newtonians included.
AstronomyDaily.com: Telescope Plans
http://www.astronomydaily.com/
A resource for telescope making including full telescope plans, optics, photo gallery, mechanics, ccd cameras, and observatory. Free, registration is required.