| ▲ | oAlbe 3 hours ago | |
How does one get started in the telescope building hobby? | ||
| ▲ | helij an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
https://stellafane.org/tm/index.html has good guides. There are astronomy forums such as CloudyNights with their own ATM sections. Edmind Optics has All About Telescopes by Sam Brown available online - https://www.edmundoptics.com/ViewDocument/All%20About%20Tele... There are so many books around this and many great website such as this one for example: https://www.bbastrodesigns.com/tm.html | ||
| ▲ | hackingonempty an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
You might be lucky enough that a local museum regularly hosts a telescope making workshop. In the SF Bay Area you can go to the Chabot Space & Science Center on Fridays 7-10pm. | ||