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• Science: Astronomy: Amateur: Astrophotography and CCD Imaging  (265)
• Science: Astronomy: Business: Telescopes, Binoculars and Accessories  (387)

Al's Custom Telescope Accessories - - Oak tripod, tripod accessories, leg kits, feedback, and links.

Amateur Telescope Makers (ATM) Archives - - To disseminate knowledge, experiences, ideas, and resources.

The Amateur Telescope Makers Email List - - FAQ's, managing a subscription, and archives.

An Amateur Telescope Maker's Projects - - Articles on various telescope designs.

Astro Designs - - Accessory designs and information to enhance the use of Meade LX200s, Dobsonian reflectors, and other telescopes plus star charts for computerized telescopes.

Astronomy and Telescope Making - - List of projects, mirror testing, do it yourself projects, ccd imaging and techniques, and Messier observation.

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.

ATM Letters - - Electronic based Journal with current issue, past issues, and archives.

The ATM Site - - Repository for resources and techniques by chronological, keyword, or author.

The ATM's Workshop - - Areas covered include optics, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, programming, and telescope equipment, and tips and techniques.

Bill's 14.5 inch Telescope Making Project - - Description, photographs, rebuilding of telescope, making simple lens for reflector, and links.

Computer Operated Telescopes - - Features plans and designs for stepper or servo motor layouts as well as features, free software, how-to information, and links.

The Construction - Littlebear Observatory - - Information and photos on the construction of the observatory.

Copernicus Kintaro Observatory - - Provides pictures of the various stages of construction with progress cataloged on the site.

Dan Bakken and Hercules - - World's largest portable amateur telescope, 41.2" Newtonian reflector with pictures of the telescope and during construction.

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.

Digital Setting Circle Installation on Celestron C8 Fork Mount - - Shows installation of electronics and mounting of the shaft encoders to both axis of the telescope, includes photographs and drawings..

100% Do It Yourself - - Equatorial table, hydraulic focusing system, stepper motor electronic controls, hydraulic drive, advice to build a telescope, and beginners corne.

Donkey's and Fat Boy's Telescope Page - - Materials, decisions, rough and fine grinding, and polishing to make a 8" mirror.

The Dynascope Group - - Enthusiasts dedicated to remembering, restoring and recommissioning classic Criterion telescopes.

Foucault Tester - - Building a Foucault tester with a unique return mechanism, simplistic in design and very practical, enables the user to obtain highly accurate results.

Got Grit? - - Telescope mirror making supplies and tutorials.

I and My Telescope - - Amateur telescope making, mirror grinding.

Jim Richberg's Mostly Astronomy Web Site - - Projects, solar observing, collimation tools, observing tips, gallery, and links.

Making and Motorizing of Telescope - - Construction of small newtonian and Mel Bartels system for computer control.

Mark Parrish's Website - - Construction of reflector, refractor, and mini solar cam with images, and astro images.

Meade 826 Reflector Telescope - - Details the restoration of the equipment from the late 1970's.

Mike Lindner's Telescope Making - - Links to completed telescopes and free mirror testing software.

Mike's Telescope Workshop - - Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes, solar camera, and links for parts.

Mirror Making and Other Activities by Laurie Hall - - Mirror making, the equipment and testing equipment.

Northern Lights Optics - - Specializing in optical design showing process, specification list, examples, and technical information.

The Octagonal Observatory - - Documents design and building of an observatory for NexStar11 GPS telescope with images.

A Photovisual Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope - - Information acquired during design and construction of a 7.5" aperture F8.

Poor Meadow Dyke Observatory - - Construction details with images of dobsonian, GEM reflector, portable dob, 20" goto scope, dome, and 20" goto dob .

San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers - Building Telescopes - - Plans and how-tos for building a Dobsonian telescope, solar filter, and mirror-making techniques.

Scope Making - - Plans and instructions for building a Dobsonian, refractor, wooden tripod, eyepieces and other accesories.

Shane LaPierre's ATM Pages - - 20" Dobsonian, 8" versatile newt, cookbook 245 CCD, equipment, images, logs, and links.

Stellafane ATM Pages - - Simple and proven techniques that most appropriate for the beginner and the novice mirror and telescope makers.

Telescope Making 1997 - 2000 - - Personal log of making a 10 inch Newtonian telescope and mirror, including pictures.

Weird Telescopes - - Features several unique solutions for telescope issues with images.