Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age: Finding Parts, Getting Help, and More

Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: To Buy or Build a Telescope.- Chapter 3: Telescope Types and Designs.- Chapter 4: Build a Good Copyscope.- Chapter 5: The 80mm Refractor.- Chapter 6: Newtonian Telescopes.- Chapter 7: The F17 4-Inch Refractor.- Chapter 8: Focusers, Eyepieces, Barlows, and Finders.- Chapter 9: Tubes.- Chapter 10: Building a 12.5-inch Newtonian with Rotating Cage.- Chapter 11: Ergonomic Mounts.- Chapter 12: Evaluation, Quality Testing, and Optical Aberrations.- Chapter 13: Junk Collecting and Working with Modern Materials.- Appendix I: Web Suppliers of Telescope Building Parts and Materials.- Appendix II: Telescope-Building Books and Websites.- Appendix III: Polishing Log.- Appenidx IV: Units and Conversions.- Index.