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How can we make a telescope at home?

How to build a simple but powerfull telescope at home? ?

  • I want to see in space,but i don't know where i will get a telescope?so i decide to build a telescope at home. And i want to make a simple but power full telescope. plz help me,thanx

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    Well, ..., look at the following web site there are links to several plans: http://www.backyardvoyager.com/scopeplans.html Whether you decide to build or buy read the following: --- Getting a first scope --- When considering a first scope I suggest that you watch the following video on how to select a first time telescope: http://www.mycarolinatoday.com/2010/08/telescope-101/ (http://video.nbc17.com/v/41781944/raleigh-astronomy-club.htm?q=astronomy) You should, also, read the following article. It will give you some information on how telescopes work, as well as, additional buying tips: http://www.raleighastro.org/observing/general-articles/102-purchasing-a-telescope For more advice I would suggest that you contact your local astronomy club. You don't have to own a telescope to join! Joining your local astronomy club is the best way to nurture your passion for astronomy. Plus, you'll find that they'll be able to provide you lots of great advice and support for acquiring and operating a telescope. Now the best pricing for a decent first scope that I can suggest is a Dobsonian scope with a 6" or 8" mirror from Orion (e.g. Orion XT6 - $279 or XT8 - $329.95). The two dobsonians I suggested are great visual beginner scopes and are super for just taking out to the backyard for casual observing but will definitely hold their own at any amateur astronomy gathering. They are also easy for young people to use and operate. You can do short exposure astrophotography with them but not long exposure astrophotography (for that you need a lot more money - See "Astrophotograpphy for Web Cams - Robert Reeves"). The Dobsonian scope will be much more durable, of higher quality, and you'll be able to see all of the Messier deep sky objects (DSO's) plus many of the brighter NCG DSO's, many many stars plus: Mercury, Venus, Earth's Moon, Mars, Jupiter and it's moons, Saturn, its rings and moons, Uranus, Neptune and the dwarf planet Pluto, as well as, many of the minor planets, comets, and asteroids. Additionally, it's easy to transport, setup, and use (under 60 seconds from car to ground ... no kidding). Bottom Line: any scope with less than a 6" mirror with a 1200mm focal length, IMHO, would be a waste of money. See the links below for low priced dobsonian scopes with 6" and 8" mirrors. However, the larger the aperture (size of primary objective ... like an 6", 8", 10", 12" mirror or larger) the better. Also, there are many brands of dobsonian scopes made by many different companies that you can choose from. I only offered these as examples because they are popular with our club members. Look at the links to the www.telescope.com site that I've provided below and you'll find that they do have quite a selection of standard, push-to, goto dobsonian scopes that could fit your needs.

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no chance at home and anything under 16 inches is a waste of money and they start at several thousand dollars the photos you see are taken with multimillion dollar telescopes and even them there is no detail, light spillage in cities renders most astronomy impossible

Harley Drive

Building a telescope from scratch is not really a great home project - especially not for someone that hasn't become familiar enough with telescopes that exist on the market to know what is available. People that make their own telescopes are normally those retired or semi-retired afficianados that demand some of the best possible equipment and are willing to spends thousands of dollars, and hundreds or even thousands of hours of their own time to build it. They are also almost always amateurs that have been using telescopes for at least a few years - in some cases for a few decades. A simple basic design that most of the ATM-ers work with is the Dobsonian mounted, Newtonian reflector telescope. The main optic surface is a mirror, which can be ground by hand with some only-moderately-difficult instructions. The rest of the telescope can be as elaborate or as minimal as one cares to get. The problem is that the homemade telescopes aren't noticeably better than the common telescopes available on-line from the major suppliers such as Meade, Orion, etc. At least, a beginner would not notice the difference. And the cost difference is ... well... you do *NOT* save money by making your own... To get started, for a reasonable initial investment - look at getting a Dobsonian, 6'', 8'' or 10''. You might consider popping for a couple hundred dollars extra and get a computer-assisted telescope (such as Orion's Intelliscope line)

Mike

Start with the most powerful set of binoculars you can find. Those are usually easier to get. 10 power would be a good start. After that, look around and put the word out in your community. I just gave away a decent telescope about 3 months ago to some kids that I knew.

Master T

Just use your naked eye.

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