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The Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston is one of the nations oldest and largest astronomy clubs. With over 300 members, monthly meetings at Harvard CfA with guest lecturers, and a clubhouse and observing facility in Westford.

20 reflector enclosure RFT system 14 reflector 12 binocular 22 reflector 22 binocular This Web site contains articles on my telescope making projects. Each telescope's construction is described in detail with text, annotated photos and related Internet links. Small images shown in shaded relief are links. Amateur telescope makers -- ATMs -- freely borrow designs from each other. I hope ...

Weird Telescopes A big West Virginia welcome to my weird telescope page. Achieving the very best views of the night sky is what this page is about. Showcased here are a variety of solutions by individuals in search of the perfect image. These instruments all seem strange: the need to use mirrors while keeping them from shadowing each other gives these telescopes odd geometries. Come join the ...

Believe it or not, this telescope was built almost entirely in an apartment! And, for a city boy who never went out in the garage to help Dad/Ward Cleaver make wooden thingies in the workshop, it was a formidable challenge! I am a very dangerous man with a power drill...but I digress! This site is designed to prove that anyone of average means does NOT have to spend thousands of dollars on ...

JAPANESE VERSION IS HERE Astronomical Telescope Innovation Last Updated : June 20th, 2001 CONTENTS introduction photos(NEW!)(Aug.21)(The explanation of the image-shifting device on EMS is added.) explanation(NEW!)(Aug.23) 15cm binoculars @(Jan.1)(NEW) 10cm binoculars @(Jan.1)(NEW) SCHWARZ120S-BINO(June 20th) EMS THEORY(NEW!)(Feb.6) BINO-QUIZ(April 24) USER'S REPORT (April 21) links Tatsuro ...

ATM - Amateur Telescope Making. I've been building telescopes for some 30 years. Initially because when I was at school I couldn't afford to buy one, and then because I realised that I could make better ones than could be bought. I've made more than 25 mirrors which corresponds to roughly one a year, but averages are certainly deceptive. Not all mirrors were for me - some of the mirrors were for ...

Amateur Astronomy Telescope Making CCD and Photo Imaging Software & Applets Astronomy Links Pictures from the 1998 Riverside Telescope Makers' Conference Pictures from the 1998 Astronomy Magazine Caribbean Eclipse Cruise See the Solar System According to Katie Berfield, Age 5. ...