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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/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

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

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

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

San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers: Building Telescopes

Plans and how-to's for building a Dobsonian telescope, solar filter, and mirror-making techniques.

http://www.sfsidewalkastronomers.org/index.php?page=building-telescopes

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

Child protection review announced

The Scottish Government announces a wide-ranging review of guidance on child protection practices.

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US Congresswoman hangs up on Obama

A US Congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.

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Putin rules out early Kremlin bid

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he will wait until 2012 to decide whether to run again for the presidency.

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The organisers of a Lapland-style theme park in the New Forest criticised by visitors as "hell" and a "scam" close it down.

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Gordon Brown says he has a "great deal of confidence" in House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin.

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The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have walked out of the inquest into his death at the Oval Cricket Ground in London in protest.

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Cash glow

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Liverpool striker Fernando Torres faces a minimum of four weeks on the sidelines because of a hamstring injury.

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Peace chance?

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Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal

Power-sharing in Zimbabwe is dead and Africa must unite to oust President Mugabe, says Kenya's prime minister.

news.bbc.co.uk

Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap

Shannon Matthews's mother and co-accused Michael Donovan are convicted of kidnapping the nine-year-old in a plot to claim a £50,000 reward.

news.bbc.co.uk

Pietersen praises collective move

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news.bbc.co.uk

Carmakers 'affect entire US economy'

The chairman of the Senate committee deciding whether to rescue the Detroit Three carmakers says the health of the entire US economy is at stake.

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Banks move to match interest cut

Northern Ireland's 'big four' banks say they will be matching the latest cut in interest rates by the Bank of England.

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Keane resigns as Sunderland boss

Roy Keane stands down as Sunderland manager after 27 months in charge at the Stadium of Light.

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