This category lists sites specifically for amateur telescope making (ATM) as well as any of the parts or accessories belonging to a telescope. Dobsonian Telescopes (10) Software (7) 1. 100% Do It Yourself - Equatorial table, hydraulic focusing system, stepper motor electronic controls, hydraulic drive, advice to build a telescope, and beginners corner 2. Al's Custom Telescope Accessories - Oak tripod, tripod accessories, leg kits, feedback, and links. 3. Amateur Telescope Makers (ATM) Archives - To disseminate knowledge, experiences, ideas, and resources. 4. An Amateur Telescope Maker's Projects - Articles on various telescope designs. 5. Astro Designs - Accessory designs and information to enhance the use of Meade LX200s, Dobsonian reflectors, and other telescopes plus star charts for computerized telescopes. 6. Astronomy and Telescope Making - List of projects, mirror testing, do it yourself projects, CCD imaging and techniques, and Messier observations. 7. 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. 8. ATM Letters - Electronic based Journal with current issue, past issues, and archives. 9. Bill's 14.5 inch Telescope Making Project - Description, photographs, rebuilding of telescope, making simple lens for reflector, and links. 10. Computer Operated Telescopes - Features plans and designs for stepper or servo motor layouts as well as features, free software, how-to information, and links. 11. Copernicus Kintaro Observatory - Provides pictures of the various stages of construction with progress cataloged on the site. 12. Dan Bakken and Hercules - World's largest portable amateur telescope, 41.2" Newtonian reflector with pictures of the telescope and during construction. 13. 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. 14. Got Grit? - Telescope mirror making supplies and tutorials. 15. I and My Telescope - Amateur telescope making, mirror grinding. 16. Meade 826 Reflector Telescope - Details the restoration of the equipment from the late 1970's. 17. Mike Lindner's Telescope Making - Links to completed telescopes and free mirror testing software. 18. Mike's Telescope Workshop - Photos and descriptions of binocular stand, several telescopes, solar camera, and links for parts. 19. Mirror Making and Other Activities by Laurie Hall - Mirror making, the equipment and testing equipment. 20. Poor Meadow Dyke Observatory - Construction details with images of Dobsonian, GEM reflector, portable Dobsonian, 20" goto scope, dome, and 20" goto Dobsonian. 21. Shane LaPierre's ATM Pages - 20" Dobsonian, 8" versatile newt, cookbook 245 CCD, equipment, images, logs, and links. 22. Stellafane ATM Pages - Simple and proven techniques that most appropriate for the beginner and the novice mirror and telescope makers. 23. Telescope Making 1997 - 2000 - Personal log of making a 10 inch Newtonian telescope and mirror, including pictures. 24. The Amateur Telescope Makers Email List - FAQ, managing a subscription, and archives. 25. The ATM Site - Repository for resources and techniques by chronological, keyword, or author. 26. The ATM's Workshop - Areas covered include optics, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, programming, and telescope equipment, and tips and techniques. 27. The Construction - Littlebear Observatory - Information and photos on the construction of the observatory. 28. The Octagonal Observatory - Documents design and building of an observatory for NexStar11 GPS telescope with images. 29. Weird Telescopes - Features several unique solutions for telescope issues with images. 30. A Photovisual Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope - Information acquired during design and construction of a 7.5" aperture F8. 31. 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.. 32. Donkey's and Fat Boy's Telescope Page - Materials, decisions, rough and fine grinding, and polishing to make a 8" mirror. 33. Foucault Tester NEW! - Building a Foucault tester with a unique return mechanism, simplistic in design and very practical, enables the user to obtain highly accurate results. 34. How Products Are Made: Telescope - Background, raw materials, and the manufacturing process with references. 35. Jim Richberg's Mostly Astronomy Web Site - Projects, solar observing, collimation tools, observing tips, gallery, and links. 36. Making and Motorizing of Telescope - Construction of small newtonian and Mel Bartels system for computer control. 37. Mark Parrish's Website - Construction of reflector, refractor, and mini solar cam with images, and astro images. 38. San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers - Building Telescopes - Plans and how-tos for building a Dobsonian telescope, solar filter, and mirror-making techniques. 39. Scope Making - Plans and instructions for building a Dobsonian, refractor, wooden tripod, eyepieces and other accessories. 40. The Dynascope Group - Enthusiasts dedicated to remembering, restoring and recommissioning classic Criterion telescopes.

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