Following his pattern, you can make your own Galilean telescope at home and use it to study the stars, just as the well-known astronomer once did. A do-it-yourself Galilean telescope makes an ...

A telescope opens up a world of discovery, bringing the beauty and mysteries of the universe into clear view from your own backyard and beyond. "There are telescopes tailored to all sorts of ...

The classic way to make a mirror is to grind it from a glass blank. If you make your own telescope, you can play with the look of it in interesting ways.

All you need to make a simple cardboard telescope is a clean cardboard tube. If you own coloured pencils, pens or any other crafty supplies, you could decorate your cardboard telescope with your ...

Foil-lined foam insulation board, scraps of lumber, and a paint-thinner can hardly sound like the tools of a radio astronomer. But when coupled with an SDR, a couple of amplifiers, and a fair ...