Pete's Amateur Telescope Making Web Site

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Last Updated April 5, 2005

Welcome to my Telescope Making Home Page! I love to build scopes and I'd like to share what I've learned and done.  I'd really like to hear your comments on these pages and anything I've done so please don't hesitate to write.

My ATM Pages:

Briefcase Telescope 8" f/5.3      NEW!   - Just for fun.     NEW!

16" f/5.2 Flexed Mirror  Project            - Inspired by high performance optics and MORE Aperture   

25" f/4.8 Folded Dobsonian Project      - Inspired by EVEN MORE aperture!

12.5" Two Truss Scope Project              - Inspired by Ron Ravenburg's "A Scope Like Alice"

Helical Crayford Focuser Project          - Inspired by the creative bug to try something a bit different

My First Dobsonian Project - Mini Dob   - Dobsonian mount for my Celestron Comet Catcher

Apodizing Mask Project                           - Amazing Planetary Views using this cheap to make mask

 

                The following are links to some of my favorite ATM resources:

                            ATM Archives and Email List               Amateur Telescope Making Site            Mel Bartel's Fabulous Pages    

                            Tom Krajci's Great Pages                    Jim Miller's Great Pages                      Bill Kelly's Fabulous Flex Mirror Site

I'd like your feedback on this project and these pages Email Me 

Visitors Since June 2002