Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age: Finding Parts, Getting Help, and More

by Robert L. Clark

Building an astronomical telescope offers the amateur astronomer an exciting challenge, with the possibility of ending up with a far bigger and better telescope than could have been afforded otherwise. In the past, the starting point has always been the grinding and polishing of at least the primary mirror, a difficult and immensely time-consuming process. But now that the Internet has brought us together in a global village, purchasing off-the-shelf...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441964142
• ISBN13: 9781441964144
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"