Sure. Look into a Dobsonian, that’s probably the easiest one (you don’t have to worry much about the mount). I remember some guys in our local astronomy club even ground their own mirrors (they had to send out for them to be coated) to make their own telescopes.
lovs2jokearound Said,
you have to do with what you have And this will work
Salvador Said,
The easiest scope to build would be a dobsionan mounted Newtonian reflector.
If you built a small one, say four or five inches, you might be able to finish it in three months if you’re good with your hands, but I’d have a backup plan ready
sean s Said,
well technically the first telescope took 10’s of thousands of years to build.
Geoff G Said,
Fifty years ago, it used to be very common for people to make their own telescopes. Nowadays it has become very rare, because commercial telescopes have become relatively inexpensive. One result of this is that it is very hard to find the parts needed to build your own scope. Unless you have a very strong motivation to learn how to do this, and to track down the parts needed, I wouldn’t recommend building your own scope. Because the parts are hard to find, they are very expensive, and a home made telescope will cost many times more than a commercially built telescope. Labour is so much cheaper in China where almost all telescopes are made nowadays.
HD269810 Said,
Given the ample time , you can certainly build a telescope for your study. A dobsonian would perhaps be most appropriate and you can grind and polish your own mirrors.
Here’s a site for building one,:
In YouTube there’s a clip that tells where you can get your tubes to build such a scope. Clear skies!
ChrisCT Said,
well about 1 year and it depends upon your time and stuff!
or how big your telescope going to be!
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Sure. Look into a Dobsonian, that’s probably the easiest one (you don’t have to worry much about the mount). I remember some guys in our local astronomy club even ground their own mirrors (they had to send out for them to be coated) to make their own telescopes.
you have to do with what you have And this will work
The easiest scope to build would be a dobsionan mounted Newtonian reflector.
If you built a small one, say four or five inches, you might be able to finish it in three months if you’re good with your hands, but I’d have a backup plan ready
well technically the first telescope took 10’s of thousands of years to build.
Fifty years ago, it used to be very common for people to make their own telescopes. Nowadays it has become very rare, because commercial telescopes have become relatively inexpensive. One result of this is that it is very hard to find the parts needed to build your own scope. Unless you have a very strong motivation to learn how to do this, and to track down the parts needed, I wouldn’t recommend building your own scope. Because the parts are hard to find, they are very expensive, and a home made telescope will cost many times more than a commercially built telescope. Labour is so much cheaper in China where almost all telescopes are made nowadays.
Given the ample time , you can certainly build a telescope for your study. A dobsonian would perhaps be most appropriate and you can grind and polish your own mirrors.
Here’s a site for building one,:
In YouTube there’s a clip that tells where you can get your tubes to build such a scope. Clear skies!
well about 1 year and it depends upon your time and stuff!
or how big your telescope going to be!