How to Make a Telescope - 8 Inch Newtonian Reflector (Part 1)
This is a tutorial on how to make a telescope (part 1 of 2). We make an eight inch Newtonian Reflector telescope. If you are not exactly sure what that means that is ok. I will describe it in the video and a little bit here. A reflector telescope is one that has a mirror in it. And being a “Newtonian” means it is very similar to the one that Sir Isaac Newton made. It has an eight inch in diameter mirror. And that is a really good size mirror. You are going to see some amazing stuff if you make this telescope.
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In this video I show you how to make the tube part of the telescope. In part 2 we make the mount for it, completing it.
Note from Will: On the day I finished this telescope it was a clear night. The moon was about three quarters and Jupiter wasn't far away from it. I temporarily attached the scope to another mount that I have and took a look through it. And I was shocked by how beautiful a view of the moon and of Jupiter I got with it. The moons around Jupiter were crisp and sharp. That big eight inch mirror gathers a lot of light.
The web tutorial for this project, which includes complete parts list and lots more tips, information and pics is here:
http://www.stormthecastle.com/telescopes/how-to-make-an-eight-inch-reflector-telescope.htm
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This is an intermediate level project. If this project is a bit ambitious for you I have a couple of other telescope making tutorials you might be interested in:
Make a 4 inch newtonian reflector telescope:
https://youtu.be/xV2baAMKmk0
Make a small hand held telescope with lenses (Cheap and easy telescope project, good for children to make):
https://youtu.be/msIAdyljrwI
PART 2 OF THIS TUTORIAL (MAKING THE MOUNT) is here:
https://youtu.be/o3pZ18TPvfw
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