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Show content only (no menu, header)Telescope buildingI am developing techniques to build high quality light telescopes. This page documents my efforts and findings, hoping that others can duplicate/improve them."Priscilla", a light-weigth 19" telescope
The ultra-light 1m telescope projectPriscilla was my first serious attempt at making a light telescope. It worked great, but there is still one very heavy piece in the telescope: the primary mirrror. My current project is to build a larger telescope that is still light and can be transported easily. The main difficulty is to make a good lightweight primary mirror.As part of this project, I have been building various machines and pieces, including:
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