A scientifically accurate yet easy-to-use guide to the art and science of telescope making. The clear text, detailed drawings, and specially prepared photographs teach you how to: * chose the right telescope to build * Buy inexpensive equipment and tools * Rough and fine grind the mirror * Test and polish for a perfect mirror * Select the right eyepiece * Construct the tube and its fittings * Mount your telescope * Plan and build a complete observatory * Photograph the stars. * Fully Illustrated * Fully Indexed * Appendix including Glossary of Terms, Tables for Finding Sidereal Time, Tables of Films and Exposures for Celestial Photography

Standard Handbook for Telescope Making (Telescope Making)

Science & Math

N.E. Howard

Experiments, Instruments & Measurement

Thomas Y. Crowell

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Standard Handbook for Telescope Making (Telescope Making)