Darran's Amateur Telescope Making


Current Projects
10" Truss Newtonian
(Updated 1st November 2004)
Equipment
Grinding Plate
Plaster Tool
Wedge Tester
Foucault Tester
(Updated 7th July 2004)

Intoduction

I'm an Amateur Telescope Maker and Astronomer based in Yorkshire in the UK. I’ve been a stargazer nearly all my life but only started my telescope building very recently. Sometime around 1999 I started to feel the urge to get a larger telescope, but with fatherhood looming I thought it unlikely I would be able to afford a new one. After much soul searching I decided to have a go at making my own. This seemed a crazy idea at first, at least that's what everyone else seemed to think. However, the idea has taken hold and has now matured into a full-blown (if time constrained) obsession.

I hope this webpage might be interesting and helpful.


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Last updated: 1st November 2004