Astronomy: Amateur: Amateur Telescope Making

How-to's and information about various telescope designs.

Features several unique solutions for telescope issues.

Tools and software for most types of amateur telescopes.

Telescope mirror making testing equipment.

Areas covered include optics, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, programming, and telescope equipment.

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.

The San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers bring you complete plans for building a Dobsonian telescope.

Information and photos on the construction of the observatory, with pictures documenting each phase.

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.

Details of projects undertaken by a group of amateur mirror grinders.

A complete primer for new amateur telescope makers and introduction to the art.

Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes and a solar camera.

Offers information on how to add electronics to your telescopes.

Telescope making, night sky photography, astronomical experiments, electronics for 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.

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.

A resource for telescope making including full telescope plans, optics, photo gallery, mechanics, ccd cameras, and observatory. Free, registration is required.