Amateur Telescope Making

Al's Custom Telescope Accessories
Oak tripod, tripod accessories, leg kits, feedback, and links.
http://www.alsastro.com

Amateur Telescope Makers (ATM) Archives
To disseminate knowledge, experiences, ideas, and resources.
http://astro.umsystem.edu/atm/

The Amateur Telescope Makers Email List
FAQ, managing a subscription, and archives.
http://www.atmlist.net/

An Amateur Telescope Maker's Projects
Articles on various telescope designs.
http://www.foothill.net/~sayre/

Astral Weeks
Construction of reflector, refractor, and mini solar cam with images, and astro images.
http://www.astralweeks.org/

Astro Designs
Accessory designs and information to enhance the use of Meade LX200s, Dobsonian reflectors, and other telescopes plus star charts for computerized telescopes.
http://www.mapug.com/AstroDesigns/

Astronomy and Telescope Making
List of projects, mirror testing, do it yourself projects, CCD imaging and techniques, and Messier observations.
http://www.btinternet.com/~mike.hanlon/

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.
http://home.wanadoo.nl/jhm.vangastel/Astronomy/

ATM Letters
Electronic based Journal with current issue, past issues, and archives.
http://members.kabsi.at/i.krastev/atmlj/

The ATM Site
Repository for resources and techniques by chronological, keyword, or author.
http://www.atmsite.org

The ATM's Workshop
Areas covered include optics, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, programming, and telescope equipment, and tips and techniques.
http://www.atm-workshop.com/

Bill's 14.5 Inch Telescope Making Project
Description, photographs, rebuilding of telescope, making simple lens for reflector, and links.
http://www.geocities.com/telescope1999/14-5inch.html

Computer Operated Telescopes
Features plans and designs for stepper or servo motor layouts as well as features, free software, how-to information, and links.
http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/cot/cot.html#CONTENTS

The Construction - Littlebear Observatory
Information and photos on the construction of the observatory.
http://www.littlebear-observatory.com/construction.htm

Dan Bakken and Hercules
World's largest portable amateur telescope, 41.2" Newtonian reflector with pictures of the telescope and during construction.
http://www.runway.net/pilots/dan/welcome.html

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.
http://www.mindspring.com/~davebevel/

100% Do It Yourself
Equatorial table, hydraulic focusing system, stepper motor electronic controls, hydraulic drive, advice to build a telescope, and beginners corner.
http://queribus.free.fr/Astronomie/eaccueil.html

Donkey's and Fat Boy's Telescope Page
Materials, decisions, rough and fine grinding, and polishing to make a 8" mirror.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/tonykwan/

Foucault Tester
Building a tester with a unique return mechanism, simplistic in design and very practical, enables the user to obtain highly accurate results.
http://pages.interlog.com/~kdel/

Got Grit?
Telescope mirror making supplies and tutorials.
http://www.gotgrit.com/

How Products Are Made: Telescope
Background, raw materials, and the manufacturing process with references.
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Telescope.html

I and My Telescope
Amateur telescope making, mirror grinding.
http://www.geocities.com/g1tv/english.html

Jim Richberg's Mostly Astronomy Web Site
Projects, solar observing, collimation tools, observing tips, gallery, and links.
http://www.jimrichberg.com/astronomy/

Making and Motorizing of Telescope
Construction of small newtonian and Mel Bartels system for computer control.
http://koti.phnet.fi/lottaki/

Meade 826 Reflector Telescope
Details the restoration of the equipment from the late 1970's.
http://www.geocities.com/astronomy_nj/

Mike Lindner's Telescope Making
Links to completed telescopes and free mirror testing software.
http://home.att.net/~mikel/

Mike's Telescope Workshop
Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes, solar camera, and links for parts.
http://www.mdpub.com/scopeworks/

Mirror Making and Other Activities by Laurie Hall
Mirror making, the equipment and testing equipment.
http://www.turbofast.com.au/astrotel/

The Octagonal Observatory
Documents design and building of an observatory for NexStar11 GPS telescope with images.
http://www.lpople.btinternet.co.uk/

A Photovisual Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope
Information acquired during design and construction of a 7.5" aperture F8.
http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/%7Ebaril/Maksutov/Maksutov.html

Poor Meadow Dyke Observatory
Construction details with images of Dobsonian, GEM reflector, portable Dobsonian, 20" goto scope, dome, and 20" goto Dobsonian.
http://www.pmdo.com/atm.htm

Scope Making
Plans and instructions for building a Dobsonian, refractor, wooden tripod, eyepieces and other accessories.
http://www.scopemaking.net

Shane LaPierre's ATM Pages
20" Dobsonian, 8" versatile newt, cookbook 245 CCD, equipment, images, logs, and links.
http://www.ct-astronomer.com

Stellafane ATM Pages
Simple and proven techniques that most appropriate for the beginner and the novice mirror and telescope makers.
http://stellafane.org/atm/

Telescope Making 1997 - 2000
Personal log of making a 10 inch Newtonian telescope and mirror, including pictures.
http://members.fortunecity.com/nikcain/

Weird Telescopes
Features several unique solutions for telescope issues with images.
http://bhs.broo.k12.wv.us/homepage/alumni/dstevick/weird.htm