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	Amateur telescope making - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The field of amateur telescope making is considered an offshoot of the amateur astronomy community.
		They build their telescopes for the enjoyment of the hobby, or so they can make a personal contribution to the field of astronomy.
		Since the Newtonian Reflector is the most common telescope built by amateur telescope makers, large sections of the literature on the subject is devoted to fabrication of the primary mirror.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amateur_telescope_making (1264 words)

	Amateur telescope making: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The newtonian telescope is a type of reflecting telescope invented by the british scientist sir isaac newton (1643-1727), using a parabolic primary mirror and...
		An optical telescope is a telescope which is used to gather, and focus, light, for directly viewing a magnified image, making a photograph, etc....
		A large liquid mirror telescope or (large lmt) is a technology being pursued by nasa and the university of british columbia (ubc)....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/amateur_telescope_making.htm (4313 words)

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		These 'global' resources for ATM are widely used, and easily accessed; and those who feel that telescope making is on the decline surely feel that way in spite of this massive documentation.
		A Portland-based ATM had plate glass cut into two discs and a quantity of small rectangles, and used the kiln to fuse them into a cellular mirror blank, which was slumped to the correct radius of curvature.
		It could be noted that the ATM tradition at the Riverside Telescope Maker's Conference was revived in recent years, almost singlehandedly, by a Seattle amateur who drives 2400 miles round trip with the mirror blanks and buckets of grit.
	www.europa.com /~telscope/atmptd.txt (2143 words)

	ATM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Amateur telescope making - often called "ATM" - is both an art and a science.
		The most common type of telescopes built by amateurs is the newtonian reflector.
		Aperture fever had struck, as it does about 90% of all amateur astronomers, and about 99% of all amateur telescope makers.
	users.adelphia.net /~greg_gran/atm.html (512 words)

	Telescope Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Amateur Telescope Makers Dictionary - words in nine languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Indonesian, Italian, and Russian.
		Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston - membership is open to all those interested in pursuing astronomy as a hobby.
		ATM: Amateur Telescope Making - personal observatory and telescopes, a faster way to grind mirrors, annoyances, and more.
	web.global.net.mt /amateurtelescope.htm (222 words)

	Amateur Telescope Making (ATM)
		The telescope is a 14" f/5 truss tube dobson scope.
		The mirror box is the lower part of the scope, to which are attached the trusses, the mirror frame containing the primary, and the "oversized" altitude bearings (also not shown).
		The secret of a good functioning floating mirror cell is also the most tricky part of the constructional design: in order to collimate your telescope, you have to be able to tweak at the 'collimation bolts', and by doing so, all the cupport points at the primary's back surface have to stay in level.
	home.tiscali.be /olivier.biot/atm/my14inf5.html (1226 words)

	Stellafane ATM: Main Page
		Also, if there are other aspects of telescope making that you're interested in that you don't see on the list please let us know.
		Many amateur astronomers still choose to fabricate their own instruments, for the pride of accomplishment, the gaining of knowledge and the insurance of quality.
		Telescope making is at the heart of the Springfield Telescope Makers - after all its two thirds of our club's name - and on these pages we hope to show your that you too can make your own telescope - and it can be an excellent performer!
	www.stellafane.com /atm/atm_main.htm (743 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Astronomy: Amateur: Amateur Telescope Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ATM - Amateur Telescope Making - Information on telescope building, equatorial platform, scotch mount, and binocular mount, and information how to let a Dobsonian telescope move smoothly.
		Dave's ATM Page - Information to add altitude-azimuth controller and unipolar stepper motor controller to a telescope, and directions with drawings and images of individual parts for a ten inch scope.
		Telescope Making 1997 - 2000 - Personal log of making a 10 inch Newtonian telescope and mirror, including pictures.
	dmoz.org /Science/Astronomy/Amateur/Amateur_Telescope_Making (772 words)

	Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Amateur Telescope Making
		ATM Mailing List FAQ -- This FAQ will help to answer some of the more common questions beginners have about making their own telescopes.
		Amateur Telescope Making -- Mark V.'s adventures in telescope making, with lots of useful stuff along the way, much of it original.
		Amateur Telescope Making -- Links to may Telescope vendors, and a good classified section for used equipment.
	www.hawastsoc.org /atm.html (349 words)

	Rob's Astronomy Guide - Amateur Telescope Making
		There are two types of mount for the telescope, the Equatorial mount has right ascension and declination scales for keeping track of the telescopes position and can also be adjusted to track the stars as they move.
		The telescope tube is usually made from a spiral wound cardboard tube called a sonotube.
		You can also make your own tube from metal but generally, the best option is to purchase a sonotube from one of the telescope and equipment suppliers.
	www.geologynet.com /astronomy/atm.htm (1276 words)

	STAR Astronomy - Telescope Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)*
		The making of the Beast, a 14.25" f/6 truss tubed dobsonian (under construction).
		The first thing he did was to put in an easy to make 6 point mirror cell.
		The next and final step was to refigure the mirror and finally replace the tube with a truss tube and string arrangement for light weight and easy transportation.
	www.starastronomy.org /TelescopeMaking (204 words)

	ATM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After having paused with amateur astronomy for 15 years, the clear and dark sky in the spanish suburb of La Coruña where I live, inspired me 1995 to take up my hobby again.
		As side bearings, I used two 18 cm PVC rings that alternately ride on ball bearings or teflon pads, depending on whether I want to use the telescope manually or guided by computer (at the moment I have not yet implemented the computer drive).
		For more information about Amateur Telescope Making, you should have a look at the ATM section of my Astronomy Links page.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/9601/atm.htm (450 words)

	Mark's Notes for the Amateur Telescope Maker
		It makes an excellent small planetary scope, and is fairly straightforward to construct.
		I mean as much as one might try to do telescope making all the time, sometimes other interests do intrude...
		As part of the move, a group of amateurs decided to refurbish the 20" Brashear refractor (known affectionately as Rachel) prior to installing it in the new dome.
	www.telescopemaking.org (871 words)

	Amazon.ca: Amateur Telescope Making: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Many amateur astronomers make their own instruments, either because of financial considerations or because they are just interested.
		Amateur Telescope Making offers a variety of designs for telescopes, mounts and drives which are suitable for the home-constructor.
		We are an amateur astronomy loving family who got into making our own telescopes after getting involved in the Friday night telescope classes and lectures at the Chabot observatory in Oakland California back in the early 80's.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1852330007 (749 words)

	Mike's Amateur Telescope Making Page
		I've strayed a long ways from astronomy and telescope making; now I'm a software consultant, and I spend most of my free time just hanging out on the Net.
		I had planned to start off again by completing the polishing and figuring of my 10 inch mirror - it is not quite polished out to the edge, and the figure is not spherical.
		After making it spherical I must then carefully parabolize the mirror.
	www.geometricvisions.com /atm (356 words)

	Jan: Astronomy indexpage
		One of the most rewarding aspects of astronomy is ATM: Amateur Telescope Making.
		Most self-built telescopes are Newtonian telescopes on a Dobsonian mount.
		Well, before proceeding to my ATM projects it's maybe a good idea to have a look at a very ancient pre-John Dobson dobsonian.
	home.wanadoo.nl /jhm.vangastel/Astronomy (370 words)

	ATM's Resource List - Telescope Making - Supplies for Mirror Making and Telescope Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mel Bartels Telescope Making site Mel is one of the few people in the world who can grind a thin mirror, design a lightweight mount for it, build the mount, design electronic controls for it, build them, program them, and more.
		Probably the most important event in the ATM publishing world in a decade, this is a reprint of the classic series originally published by Scientific American starting in the 1930s and used by ATMs ever since.
		The modern ATM is often a computer user who controls the telescope with a computer, or other electronic drive system.
	www.tfn.net /~blombard (6430 words)

	Amateur Telescope Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The ATM dictionary: ATM-related words are described in English and translated in up to 9 languages (English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, German, Russian and Italian).
		The ATM page (description and classification of telescopes).
		The ATM journal (site of the publication with the same name).
	home.tiscali.be /olivier.biot/atm (109 words)

	Amateur Telescope Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The curious side effect of all of this ATM'ing was that it improved my general handicraft skills and practical problem solving abilities.
		My first ATM Dob, the extensively modified Meade Starfinder 16 was nicknamed "Frankenscope" by my observing buddies, both in homage to its very homely appearance (lots of duct tape, velcro, and angle iron) and the fact that I repeatedly rebuilt it as a living experiment in ATM design.
		I planned to show that I could actually make something that was reasonably attractive as well as supremely functional, and this seemed to warrant a name from a different vein.
	users.adelphia.net /~jbrspace/interest.htm (663 words)

	Rating Mirrors - amateur telescope making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is important for amateurs to be able to test their own optics.
		The Millies-Lacroix graphical approach to the Foucault test was introduced to American amateurs in the February 1976 issue of Sky and Telescope.
		Wave inflation is the derisive term given to making a mirror seem better than it really is by emphasizing inflated numbers such as the RMS surface.
	www.bbastrodesigns.com /tm/ratemirrors.html (3361 words)

	The ATM Site: Resources and Techniques for Amateur Telescope Makers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When that happens, information is lost to the ATM community.
		To help prevent that from happening, this site was born from a discussion on the ATM list.
		The ATM Swap List is a place to buy, sell, or trade ATM items.
	www.atmsite.org (426 words)

	ATM - Amateur Telescope Making (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This photo (35Kb) is me holding a 21cm lens which I was making for use on the AAT.
		He also did some of the grinding and polishing of the lens.) Barely visible in the background is the traditional ATM grinding stand - an old 44-gallon drum.
		I plan to include on this page short articles on ATM topics that are of particular interest to me, or are perhaps comments on general aspects of telescope making.
	www.aao.gov.au /local/www/sl/sl-atm.html (795 words)

	Amazon.com: Amateur Telescope Making (Vol. 2): Books: Albert G. Ingalls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I also started making my own telescope in 1968 and wanted to use the most complete book on the subject (and so I chose ATM because it was promoted by Scientific American).
		Instead, this book should be considered as a resource for ATM's with some actual experience, and who might have the historical or technical curiosity to see how others accomplished marvels a century before, without the benefit of personal computers, light emitting diodes, or off-the-shelf telescope hardware.
		There is much talk in the original books about using HCF "honeycomb lap foundations" as a quick (and inferior) polishing lap, making your own abrasives, making your own eyepieces and alike, that even 40 years had long since been abandoned.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0943396492?v=glance (1230 words)

	the @stro pages - telescope making
		These meetings should be held every Saturday from 9am-12pm unless noted on the ATM Meetings page.
		There are great resources on the web for mirror grinders and telescope makers.
		telescope making ~ observer's log ~ in san diego ~ @stro calendar
	theastropages.com /atm (393 words)

	Amateur Telescope Making (ATM)
		In thinking about just what a telescope optimized for planets needed to be I realized it needed to be more than just the longer f/ratio, small obstru.
		The prototype proved that a light-diffuser based ball telescope is feasible.
		A long time ago somebody told me that it was possible to build a homemade telescope, an instrument that otherwise should be very expensive and difficult.
	www.cloudynights.com /category.php?category_id=158&pr=3x71 (756 words)

	Amateur Telescope Maker's (ATM) Archives
		This is the archives for the "Amateur Telescope Makers" group.
		These archives are presented, maintained, and copyrighted by Andy Steere, with the blessing of the group's founder Robert Fields, the former list administrator Mel Bartels, and the new list administrator Michael Lindner.
		The purpose of this archive is to disseminate knowledge of Amateur Telescope Making.
	astro.umsystem.edu /atm (258 words)

	TAAS ATM Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Amateur Telescope Making workshop is now in operation.
		After a long absence, The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) again became active in the area of Amateur Telescope Making (ATM) in the FALL of 1994 -- when John Dobson conducted a telescope making class that many TAAS members attended.
		In 2000, Mike teamed up with Ray Collins, a Valley High School physics teacher, and changed the format of ATM instruction from a class structure to an ongoing workshop format.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /k5atm/ATM.html (231 words)

	* Astronomical equipment *
		The scope to the left is a scaled-up version this Mark III -12.5" f/5 ultralight that won a Merit Award at RTMC in the Spring of 2000.
		Mel Bartels Lots of information on mirror making, telescope building, and links to other sites.
		Stathis Kafalis' Astronomy and Telescope Making Page Some excellent minimalist designs created in Germany.
	pw2.netcom.com /~ahighe/astroequ.html (359 words)

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