How to Make a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope?

Building a Newtonian reflecting telescope is a complex process that requires careful preparation, precise construction, and thorough testing. The process involves preparing tools and materials, shaping and mounting telescope mirrors, building the telescope tube, installing a focuser, aligning telescope optics, assembling the telescope, and testing and calibrating the telescope. A DIY Newtonian reflector requires maintenance…

The Make a Telescope Project

Follow along as I make a reflector telescope- And learn how to do it yourself This is the beginning of my new project where I make a telescope. I have ordered an eight inch primary mirror off ebay. It was a great deal on a brand new mirror and I will be building a telescope…

Make the telescope part 7 : The mount

How to make a reflector Telescope Part 7: Making the mount for the telescope We finish off the telescope project by making a mount that the scope sits on We have finished the optical tube assembly and the telescope is great. It works terrific. But, we can’t just hold it and view the stars! We…

Building the telescope mount

How to make a reflector Telescope Part 8: how to build the mount Now it is time for us to build the actual mount of the telescope. Not a difficult thing and we only need a few basic tools and a few basic supplies. You have quite a few different options here and for all…

Part 4 Installing the Focuser

How to make a Newtonian Telescope part 4: The focuser In this part we install the focuser assembly for the eyepiece I do have a video showing this whole process. You can watch that at the bottom of this page. Here is a picture of the completed assembly. This is what we are making in…

How to make a small telescope part 3

How to Make a Telescope (Part 3 Making the telescope) How to Make a Telescope: In this part of the tutorial I show you how to assemble the telescope In this part of the telescope making tutorial I show you the nuts and bolts of how to make and assemble the telescope. I also have…

How to make a Newtonian Telescope part 3

In this part we make the Mirror Mount and install the mirror into the tube I do have a video showing this whole process. You can watch that at the bottom of this page. Here is a picture of the completed assembly. This is what we are making in this part. This part is really…

How to make a small Newtonian Telescope

I take you all the way through the process of making a small newtonian It really isn’t that difficult and with a little bit of know-how and a few parts you can make yourself quite an impressive little telescope in the newtonian style. This is a three part series and in the first part I…

Books on how to make a telescope

Books on telescope Making Making & Enjoying Telescopes: 6 Complete Projects & A Stargazer’s Guide This is a relatively modern book on telescope making (Printed in 1995) and it takes a nice slant on the whole subject by giving you complete details on six different telescope projects ranging from a big dobsonian to a small rich…

Make a four inch telescope part 1

There are of course lots of ways to make a telescope. And it can get quite in-depth. I am going to take a middle of the road approach to this. We will make a pretty standard type of telescope and we are not going to grind out the mirror ourselves. I have bought a little…

How to make a Newtonian Telescope part 2

In this part we make the actual telescope. This is the tube assembly I do have a video showing this whole process. You can watch that at the bottom of this page. And here is a picture of the completed tube assembly. This gives you an idea of what it looks like. I walk you…

How to Make a Telescope

How to Build a Telescopes, which are simple and straightforward to use A telescope is, at its most basic level, a device that tends to make a distant thing appear closer. To achieve this, a telescope contains a component objective lens or the basic mirror that gathers light from a faraway target and gets it…