Build Your Own Telescope, 3rd Ed.
Build Your Own Telescope: Complete Plans for Five Telescopes You Can Build With Simple Hand Tools, Third Edition
Author: Richard Berry
For anyone who has ever dreamed of exploring the heavens with a telescope, Build Your Own Telescope can make that dream come true! Richard Berry provides clear, step-by-step instructions on constructing a powerful telescope—from a simple reflector suitable for a parent and child to build together to a 10-inch "research-grade" telescope capable of sustaining a lifetime interest in astronomy—all with ordinary household tools and materials.
The book provides complete plans and 275 illustrations for these five telescopes:
• 4" f /10 Reflector: A sturdy and easy-to-use telescope perfect for beginners or as a parent/child project.
• 6" f /8 Dobsonian Reflector: A light, compact telescope that is simple to build, but powerful enough to satisfy a backyard observer for many years.
• 6" f /8 Equatorial Reflector: A classic design for the amateur astronomer or crafter who wants an elegant telescope and great performance.
• 10" f /6 Dobsonian Reflector: A powerful and versatile telescope suitable for casual stargazing or serious amateur long-term observing programs.
• 6" f /15 Refractor: A large refractor that outperforms commercial telescopes of considerably larger apertures.
Format: Hardcover
Size: 8.5 x 11”
Pages: 287
ISBN: 9780943396699
Publication Date: 2000