Amateur Telescope Making
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- Software (4)
Links
Dan Bakken and Hercules
http://www.runway.net/pilots/dan/welcome.html
The builder of the world's largest portable amateur telescope, Hercules, presents this 41.2" Newtonian reflector. The site has many pictures of the scope and its construction.
Dave's ATM Page
http://www.mindspring.com/~davebevel/index.html
Offers information on how to add electronics to your telescopes.
Got Grit?
http://www.GotGrit.com/catalog/default.php
Telescope mirror making supplies. Grit, pitch, dental stone, grit kits and complete grinding kits with pre-cut tile mats.
I and my Telescope
http://www.geocities.com/g1tv/english.html
Amateur telescope making, mirror grinding.
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.
Littlebear Observatory
http://www.littlebear-observatory.com/construction.htm
Information and photos on the construction of the observatory, with pictures documenting each phase.
Mike Linder's Telescope Making
Offers links to completed telescopes, free mirror testing software, and the "Telescope Making Web Ring".
Mike's Telescope Workshop
http://www.mdpub.com/scopeworks/
Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes and a solar camera.
Mirror Making and other Activities by Laurie Hall
http://www.turbofast.com.au/astrotel/index.html
Telescope mirror making testing equipment.
MODAS - Modern Optical Design and Analysis Software
http://members.kabsi.at/i.krastev/modas.html
Tools and software for most types of amateur telescopes.