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Amateur telescope making
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Amateur telescope making is the activity of building telescopes as a hobby, as opposed to being a paid professional. Amateur telescope makers build their instruments for personal enjoyment of a techni
A 22-inch Newtonian reflector sits in front of the clubhouse at Stellafane, home of the Springfield Telescope Makers
A 22-inch Newtonian reflector sits in front of the clubhouse at Stellafane, home of the Springfield Telescope Makers
A 6-inch (15 cm) Newtonian reflector built by a school student on display at Stellafane
A 6-inch (15 cm) Newtonian reflector built by a school student on display at Stellafane
Grinding a mirror using an abrasive and a smaller tool over 300 mm mirror ("ATM Korenica 2006", in Korenica, Croatia)
Grinding a mirror using an abrasive and a smaller tool over 300 mm mirror ("ATM Korenica 2006", in Korenica, Croatia)
Parabolic mirror showing Foucault shadow patterns made by knife edge inside radius of curvature R (red X), at R and outside R.
Parabolic mirror showing Foucault shadow patterns made by knife edge inside radius of curvature R (red X), at R and outside R.
Amateur astronomy
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Amateur astronomy is a hobby where participants enjoy observing, studying, or imaging celestial objects in the sky using the unaided eye, binoculars, telescopes, and other gadgets. Although scientific
Amateur telescope making
…or personally customized telescope, or as a research tool in the field of astronomy. Amateur telescope makers are usually a sub-group in the field of amateur astronomy. Ever since Galileo Galilei adapted a Dutch invention for astronomical use, astronomical telescope making has been an evolving discipline. Many astronomers…
Amateur astronomers watch the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower.
Amateur astronomers watch the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower.
Amateur astronomer recording observations of the sun.
Amateur astronomer recording observations of the sun.
Places like Paranal Observatory offer crystal clear skies for observing astronomical objects with or without instruments.
Places like Paranal Observatory offer crystal clear skies for observing astronomical objects with or without instruments.
An image of the Cat's Paw Nebula created combining the work of professional and amateur astronomers. The image is the combination of the 2.2-metre MPG
An image of the Cat's Paw Nebula created combining the work of professional and amateur astronomers. The image is the combination of the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile and a 0.4-meter amateur telescope.