ATM Information on the Web
There are several really excellent ATM pages on the net. Here are links to
some of the better ones. Things on the net tend to move around. e-mail
atm@taas.org if you find a dead
link.
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The ATM Page
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An excellent source of information. Only have time to surf one location?
Go here first.
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The
Copyscope page
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Information on how to make a very low cost refractor telescope from a surplus
photocopier lens.
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The Amateur Telescope
Maker's Journal
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Selected articles from the journal as well as complete subscription and back
issue information.
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Mel Bartel's Telescopes and Telescope
Making Page
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Includes a complete guide for outfitting a dob with computer-controller
equatorial tracking.
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ATM Archives
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Archives of the Amateur Telescope Making mailing list and instructions on
how to subscribe to the e-mail reflector.
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The Manchester Astronomical
Society
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This is their "Current Projects" page. Includes excellent plans for a Scotch
Mount (barn-door) camera platform.
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David
Stevick's Weird Telescope Page
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Schiefspieglers, Yolos, Tetra-Schiefspieglers, and Stevick-Pauls. They're
all represented here. And, predictably, Mr Stevick's page is the best source
of information on the Stevick-Paul design.
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Steven Lee's ATM
Page
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This site has a lot of good information including a faster way to grind mirrors
and cut glass..
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Group 70
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The project to create the worlds largest amateur telescope - 70 inches (1.8
meters).
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Springfield Telescope Makers
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Famous Stellafane site.
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The Gary Wolanski Projects
Page
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How to spring load a worm gear, Inside an RA clutch assembly, camera stuff,
a bino chair, parfocalizing eyepieces, and lots more
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Swayze Optical
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Info on how to build a spider
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Newport Glass Works
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Info on mirror kits, glass blanks, lense grinding info and more
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Telescope Making Web Ring
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Also the source of the famous Tex Foucault test software. Mac, PC and
Unix available. C++ source code is also available.
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Willmann-Bell
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Most info on books: Astronoomy, ATM, CCD, etc.
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Tectron's
Primer on Collimation
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CosmicOne
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Good info on a clever finder scope mount (SewerGuide 2000) and how to make
an Ultra-Cheap Collimation Sight Tube