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Books, references, and software
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Master Table of Contents
Section 2 Section 2 Mirror and telescope making
Section 3 Supplies and vendors
Section 4 References, information, clubs (You are here)
4.0 References, information, clubs
4.1 Books
4.2 Periodicals
4.3 Online resources
4.3.1 Web sites
4.3.2 Usenet News
4.3.3 Email lists
4.4 Software sites
4.5 ATM clubs
Section 5 Glossary of a few ATM terms
Section 6 Pronunciation of "famous" names and terms
Section 7 Updates, list maintenance, and miscellaneous stuff (copyrights, liability statement)
4.0: Books, references, and software
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4.1: Books
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This is a list of books generally aimed at telescope makers or those willing to modify or adjust their
telescopes. This list is not necessarily complete. They are listed alphabetically by title. ISBN is the book's
publication registration number, useful when ordering from a bookstore.
Wolfgang Birkfellner maintains a list of ATM-related books published in German. You can find this list at
http://unet.univie.ac.at/~a9003141/ (Click on the ATM Books link in the left frame). If your browser does
not support frames, you can access the books page directly at:
http://unet.univie.ac.at/~a9003141/Books.htm
Each book is noted with a "content descriptor." This descriptor denotes the type of information the book
provides. Descriptors include:
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M = mirror making procedures
T = telescope making procedures
D = coverage of Dobsonian mount and construction
Ts = mirror and system testing
Th = theory
A = making components or accessories
Dc = making drives, correctors
C = making CCD-related accessories or cameras
O = other, observatories, etc.
The comments included for each book come from members of the ATM list and don't necessarily reflect
the opinion of the list owner or FAQ maintainer.
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Advanced Telescope Making Techniques, 2 Volumes
Allan Mackintosh, ed.
William Charles Communications, 1977
Republished by Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1986
ISBN: 0-943396-11-5 (volume 1) and 0-943396-12-3 (volume 2)
Content: The codes don't really work for this book. A smattering of everything pre-Dobson, but does not attempt
to cover basic TM information needed by those making a first scope.
Comment: ATMT is a collection of articles from "The Maksutav Circulars." (dis)Organized along the lines of the
origional ATM series, the articles tend to be somewhat shorter, and mostly appear to be of 1950s or 60s vintage.
Aptly named, there is almost no information on "basic" ATM techniques or theory, but lots of information along
more esoteric lines: tile tools, advanced testing techniques, 2-3 articles on interferometers, spherometers, a
spectrohelioscope, mirror making machines, etc. Vol. II (mechanical) will likely be fairly frustrating for those
lacking access to a machine shop, or at least a lathe....but a true joy for those "machine enabled." There are many
references to ATM articles...to the point that some of the articles are hard to follow unless one has access to ATM.
In spite of this (debatable) fault, the volumes are still a treasure. ATMT is will not show anyone how to make a
telescope, but for those already bitten by the bug, it will certainly fuel the imagination. Definitly not the first or
even second book for a new ATM's collection, but surely among the first dozon.
All about telescopes
Sam Brown
Edmund Scientific Co.
ISBN: 0-933346-20-4
Content: M, T, Ts, Th, A, Dc, O
Comment: First published in 1967, this 208 page book has more than half of its content as pen and ink
illustrations or hand printed tables. While it may be at first glace be dismissed as a glorified comic book, it has
managed to boil down optical theory, telescope use, astrophotograhy and ATM techiques to a concise and usable
all purpose reference. No information on Dobsonian mounts or CCD's. Also, available from Willmann-Bell. At
least some list members believe this to be one of the best beginner ATM books.
Amateur Telescope Making, 3 volumes
Albert G. Ingalls, ed.
Scientific American (out of print)
Re-published by Willman-Bell, 1996
ISBN for Willmann-Bell editions:
0-943396-48-4 (V1), 0-943396-49-2 (V2), 0-943396-50-6 (V3)
Content: M, T, Ts, Th, A, Dc, O
Comment: By all accounts, these three volumes represent the ultimate ATM books. They contain lots of theory,
procedures, and practical advice on everything from newtonian mirrors, to drives, to observatories.
Build Your Own Telescope, 2nd edition
Richard Berry
Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1994
ISBN: 0-943-39642-5
Content: listmembers, help provide this?
Comment: Originally published in 1985 by Kalmbach Publishing, ISBN: 0-684-18476-1
How to Make a Telescope, 2nd edition
Jean Texereau, translated by Allen Strickler
Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1984
ISBN: 0-943396-04-2
Content: M, T, Ts, Th, A
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Comment: Generally rates a "must have" especially for those making their own optics.
Making & Enjoying Telescopes, 6 Complete Projects & A Stargazer's Guide
by Robert Miller and Kenneth Wilson
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. New York 1995
ISBN: 0-8069-1277-4
Content: T, D
Comment: Plans for the construction of "barn-door" camera tracker and 5 newtonian scopes from 4 1/4 to 10".
Focus is on mechanical craftsmanship and assembly of purchased optical components. No mirror making
information.
Making Your Own Telescope
Allyn J. Thompson
Sky Publishing, 1947. Revised, 1973
ISBN: 0-933346-12-3
Content: M, T, Ts, A
Comment: The major focus of this book is making an 6" f/8 pipe-mount equatorial Newtonian as a first
telescope. Very detailed mirror making instructions. Also. how to make a diagonal, and an optical flat.
Procedures in Applied Optics
John Strong
Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1989
ISBN: 0824779878
Content: listmembers, help provide this?
Comment: Optical instruments -- Design and construction
Procedures in Experimental Physics
(also printed under the title Physical Laboratory Practice)
John Strong
Lindsey Publications, 1938
ISBN: 0-917914562
Content: M, Ts, Th
Comment: Lots of stuff on mirror making, figuring, special laps,making flats, prism ,etc. There is nice modifed
Draper machine ( upper disk also powered) and a homemade diamond cutting wheel to cut small glass blocks. A
great section on kinematical mechanical construction. Yeah this a mid 30,s book but the info still can be used.
Chapters of probably interest to ATMs include (of 25 chapters in 641 pages): II. Laboratory Optical Work, III.
Technique of High Vacuum, IV. Coating of Surfaces: Evaporation and Sputtering, V. The Use of Fused Silica, IX.
Optics: Light Sources, Filters and Optical Instruments, XIV. Notes on the Construction and Design of Instruments
and Apparatus, and XV. Molding and Casting.
Standard Handbook of Telescope Making, 2nd ed.
Neale E. Howard
Harper and Row, 1984
ISBN: 0-06-181394-X
Content: M, T, Ts, A, Dc, O
Comment: Original edition was published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1959 and is now out of print (available in
some public libraries, though). Second edition simultaneously published in Canada by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
Some errors in original edition not corrected in second edition ("the mirror-test graphs are still wrong"). Overall, a
very good beginners book.
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Star Testing Astronomical Telescopes, A Manual for Optical Evaluation and Adjustment
Harold Richard Suiter
Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1994
ISBN: 0-943396-44-1
Content: Ts
Comment: From posting to the list, this book seems to be a "must have" for mirror makers and is highly
recommended for anyone who wants to test their optical systems.
Star Ware
Philip S. Harrington
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: ??
Content: O
Comment: While this book doesn't really cover telescope making, it does cover all of the basics of telescopes
(like how are focal ratio, magnification, and aperture related, or what are they?). Includes a set of projects,
including a observing chair, barn-door mount, and more. A good book for telescope-beginners.
Telescope Optics, Evaluation and Design
Harrie Rutten and Martin van Venrooij
Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1988
ISBN: 0-943396-18-2
Content: Ts, Th
Comment: no comment available, yet (though it seems to rate a "must have" on the more advanced ATM's lists.)
Unusual Telescopes
Peter L. Manly
Cambridge University Press, 1991
ISBN 0-521-38200-9 (hardcover) or ISBN 0-521-48393-X (paperback, published in 1995)
Content: listmembers, help provide this?
Comment: no comment available, yet
4.2: Periodicals
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Of the magazines listed below, only the ATM Journal is devoted to ATMing. The others cover others
aspects of amateur astronomy, including ATM activities.
ATM Journal
17606 28th Ave. S.E.
Bothell, WA 98012, USA
PH (206) 481-7627
[email protected]
Amateur Astronomy, in its fourth year of on-time publishing (1997), is edited and published by Tom and
Jeannie Clark. This magazine covers telescope making, observing, star parties, and amateur astronomers.
Each issue contains 68 pages, 60-100 photos, 50,000 words of articles, and few ads. USA subscription
costs for 1,2, and 3 years are $18, 32, and 45.
Amateur Astronomy Magazine
3544 Oak Grove Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34243
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answer phone/fax (941)355-2423
Sky & Telescope Magazine continues a column on telescope making. However, current incarnations of
the column rarely offer enough detail to use as anything more than as a source of ideas.
PO Box 9111
Belmont, MA 02178-9111, USA
PH (800) 253-0245 (US and Canada orders by credit card)
all others call +1-617-864-7360
Astronomy Magazine only occasionally runs telescope making articles.
21027 Crossroads Circle
PO Box 1612
Waukesha, WI 53187, USA
PH (800) 533-6644
Observatory Techniques Magazine is a quarterly magazine published "by amateur astronomers, for
amateur astronomers." Offers some articles of interest to the telescope maker.
1710 SE 16 Ave
Aberdeen, SD 57401-7836
Phone/FAX 605-226-1078
One of the best periodical sources for ATM information is the (now out of print) Telescope Making
Magazine (usually referred to as TM). Check your local astronomy club and local libraries for back issues.
This magazine was originally published by Kalmbach Publishing, who indicates they might republish the
magazine if there is sufficient interest. Send email to Patricia Kurtz of Kalmbach if you would like to
express your opinions on this issue (though, be nice to her in your email).
4.3: Online references
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The following are a sampling of the many online resources available to you. This list is by no means
complete, nor do I intend it to ever be. Please do not send updates of sites not included or new site
announcements to the FAQ maintainer.
Disclaimer: I don't have any association with any of these sites. I cannot attest to the accuracy of any of the information you might
find on these sites. I only provide these links as a service to the ATM community.
4.3.1: Web sites:
These are just a few of the many available Web sites related to ATMing. Due to the exploding size of the
Web, please do not send notice of new sites to me. Only send corrections for those addresses listed below.
ATM List and Resource Pages
The ATM List Archives
http://www.system.missouri.edu/atm/
Archives of the Amateur Telescope Making mailing list.
Bob Lombardi's ATM Resources Page
http://www.freenet.tlh.fl.us/~blombard/
ATMer Bob Lombardi maintains a catalog of ATM vendors, suppliers, and more. Lots of great info.
UK ATM Resources
http://www.aegis1.demon.co.uk/atm.htm
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Stephen Tonkin maintains this site with UK specific resource information, project plans, and an
indispensable guide to grit sizes. Stephen Tonkin also provides a mirror of ATM software at
ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/misc/astronomy/
Personal pages
Mel Bartels' Telescopes and Telescope Making Page
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~mbartels/scopes/scopes.html
Includes a complete guide for outfitting a dob with computer-controller equatorial tracking.
More from Mel Bartels
http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/atm.html
Links and articles of interest to ATMers. Also, check out Mel's home page at
http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/ for lots of different stuff from the ATM List owner.
Mel Bartels' large / thin mirrors page
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~mbartels/largthin/largthin.html
Information on large, thin mirrors.
The ATM Page
http://www.tiac.net/users/atm/
A very extensive site devoted to ATMing.
Mark VandeWettering's Amateur Telescope Making Page
http://www.idle.com/~markv/telescopes.shtml
Lots of good information, including non-Newtonian telescope designs (e.g. Schiefspiegler info.)
Bryan Leenheer's article on mirror grinding
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~mbartels/mirror/mirror.html
An excellent introductory article written by a list member and posted on Mel's home pages.
Berthold Hamburger's Amateur Telescope Making Page
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4430/atm.htm
Berthold's page covers his scopes, designs for a sled-type focuser and a do-it-yourself Ronchi screen.
The Newtonian Design on Rien's ATM Page
http://members.aol.com/atmlugt/index.html
An excellent ATM published by Rien (Marinus van der Lugt) from Germany. Includes some great
how to get started information.
Mike Schmidt's reflex finder page
http://coyote.csusm.edu/public/schmidt/herschel.html
Designs for a reflex finder, similar to the TeleVue StarBeam
Joost Verheyden's Amateur Telescope Making
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/joost_verheyden/
An ATM site in Belgium.
David Stevick's Weird Telescope Page
http://bhs.broo.k12.wv.us/homepage/alumni/dstevick/weird.htm
Information on Schiefspieglers, Yolos, Tetra-Schiefspieglers, and Stevick-Pauls. Each design
covered on sub-pages, including the Stevick-Paul page.
Build Your Own Dobsonian Telescope
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1630/
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A step by step tour to building a Dobsonian (a "bizzare story" according to the author, Lin
Robertson).
Steven Lee's ATM Page
http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/sl/sl-atm.html
Lots of good information, including information on making and using a lap covered with metal
washers (actually the dumps -- the "holes").
Juhani Kyyrö's Northern Observer Page
http://www.valmet.com/kyyroju/
All sorts of information on astronomy, ATMing, equatorial mounts, and grinding machines.
Doug Chesser's Modified CCD camera page
http://www.mindspring.com/~chesser/camera.html
Information on a modified Cookbook CCD-camera design by Doug Chesser and Tim Puckett.
Peter Armstrong's ScanCam Home Page
http://www.mcdata.com/~cpa0600/scancam.html
Build your own drift-scan CCD camera from a ScanMan hand operated scanner based on Peter's
designs.
Richard Berry's Cookbook Camera Home Page
http://www.willbell.com/berry/cookbook.htm
The official home page for builders of the Cookbook CCD Camera.
Robert Nowland's pages of telescope designs
http://www.mania.com.au/~robo/astronom.html (Reflectors) and
http://www.mania.com.au/~robo/refracto.html (Refractors)
Descriptions of the Newtonian, Herschelian, Cassegrainian, and Coude type reflectors and refractor
basics.
The #ATM (Undernet) Channel Page
http://www.icstars.com/carrolls/atm/
Chat (via IRC) with other ATM'ers from all over the world. #ATM is the work of Ken Carter and
Steve Carroll. Scheduled topics of discussion are announced periodically to the list.
Blink your Telrad's reticle
http://pw1.netcom.com/~acrohead/multiduty.html
A page that describes a circuit you can build that will make your Telrad blink. The blinking enables you to
search for fainter objects with your Telrad. Complete with circuit diagrams and an animated GIF of the
results!
Wolfgang Birkfellner's home pages
http://unet.univie.ac.at/~a9003141/
ATM books, resources in Germany, complete plans with measured drawings for a spherometer, and plans
for a sheet-aluminum telescope tube with measured drawings.
Club, organization, and company pages
The Tallahassee Astronomical Society's ATM Area
http://www.polaris.net/~tas/atm/atm.html
Information, including some history of ATMing, from the Tallahassee Astronomical Society (TAS).
The Manchester Astronomical Society
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http://www.u-net.com/ph/mas/
Astronomical information from England. On their projects page, you can find complete plans for a
motor-driven barn-door camera platform (a Scotch mount), a solar telescope, and a tangent arm drive.
Intricate Micro Systems
http://members.aol.com/TybeeE/
Publishers of Win245, a Microsoft Windows based image acquisition program for the Cookbook
245.
Willmann-Bell
http://www.willbell.com/
Publishers of astronomy- and ATM-related books and vendors of ATM supplies.
4.3.2: USENET News groups
While you will find occasional ATM topics in the sci.astro.amateur newsgroup, there is not a newgroup
specifically devoted to ATMing.
This link to the newsgroup will only work if your Web browser is configured to recognize a Usenet News server. Contact your
Internet Service Provider for assistance in accessing News.
4.3.3: Email lists
The ATM List
The ATM list is the primary email list group of the ATM community. This list is available in
digest and non-digest versions. See section 1.3 for subscribing / unsubscribing and additional
information.
The CCD Email list
The CCD Email list is frequented by those interested in using or constructing astronomical
CCD (digital) cameras, including the CookBook cameras. To subscribe to the list, send an
email to [email protected] with subscribe in the subject line (to unsubscribe type
unsubscribe in the subject line). The list moderator is Rick Coleman. The list archives are
available at http://woland.mit.edu/ccd/.
The Astrophotogry Email list
The Astrophotography email list is devoted primarily to those who are interested in
film-based astrophotography. To subscribe to the list, send an email to
[email protected] with subscribe astro-photo in the subject line (to unsubscribe
type unsubscribe in the subject line).
The Darksky List
Ken Lowther ([email protected]) and Bryan Greer have started a listserve that was
originaly intended to coordinate light pollution control efforts in Ohio. Things never go as
intended, and the list has taken on an international flavor. It seems to have filled a void for
people working on this problem elsewhere. There has been disscussion with the IDA about
becoming the "official" IDA list serve. If you are interested send e-mail to
[email protected]. Put the words subscribe drksky-list in the body of the message.
For a very large listing of email groups related to all aspects of astronomy, visit the Sky & Telescope
SkyLinks - Astronomical Mailing Lists page.
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4.4: Software resources for ATMs
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Now reworked, this section points you to the most commonly used ATM programs and then lists selected
web sites maintaining archives of ATM-related programs. The owners and creators of these sites are not
necessarily the authors of these programs. Direct questions or software problems to the actual authors or
to the ATM mailing list rather than to these Web site owners.
Tex, Authors: Michael Lindner and Larry Phillips
Description: Foucault test data reduction program, available for MS-DOS, Linux ELF (Intel), Solaris
2.4 (Sparc), and HP-UX 9.0 (PA-RISC) platforms. The MS-DOS version will also run on
Windows 3.1, 95.
Primary
http://home.att.net/~mikel/
site:
Alternate
http://www.idle.com/~markv/telescopes.shtml
sites:
Newt, Author: Dale Keller
Description: Newt for Windows, version 2.5 is a shareware Newtonian design program. From the
Readme.txt file that accompanies Newt: Newt is a newtonian telescope CAD (computer
aided design) program. It ray traces a telescope checking for vignetting, optimizes
diagonal size, calculates baffles, and a lot more.
Primary
http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win3/science/newt25.zip
site:
Alternate
sites:
Foucault, Author: Jim Burrows
Description: This program has been written to read a file of Foucault measurements, computes a spline
fit to the measurements and the corresponding mirror surface by integration, finds the
parabolic surface that has the minimum RMS deviation from the mirror, and outputs a plot
file of the deviations to show where and how much to polish.
Primary
ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/pub/users/burrjaw/foucault.zip
site:
Alternate
http://home.att.net/~mikel/
sites:
Couder.ps, Author: Michael Lindner
Description: This PostScript program generates a custom Couder mask. See Section 2.13 of the ATM
FAQ for information and documentation on this program.
Primary
http://www.netacc.net/~poulsen/couder.ps
site:
Alternate
sites:
Couder.zip, Author: Ricardo Dunna
Description: A Windows-based program for Foucault test data reduction. The author first posted
notice of this program on Nov. 25, 1997 and acknowledged that it is still under
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development.
Primary
site:
Alternate
sites:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3505/couder.zip
In addition to the specific programs above, you can find many other ATM related programs at these sites.
U.S. sites
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~mbartels/programs/programs.html
Mel Bartels offers links to a collection of ATM oriented software on his Web site.
http://www.idle.com/~markv/telescopes.shtml
Mark VandeWettering offers links from his telescopes page to a couple of programs.
ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/pub/users/burrjaw/rc_prime.zip
Jim Burrows has written a program to help you figure your Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain primary.
http://www.skypub.com/software/software.html
Sky & Telescope Magazine's software page, a catalog of the programs (mostly BASIC) published in
their magazine over the years. You can download the source code for any of the programs. Some
programs have an ATM purpose, others are just general astronomy programs.
European sites
For those not in the US, especially those in Europe, Stephen Tonkin provides a mirror ATM software
(including TEX) at ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/misc/astronomy/ which you can also access from
http://www.aegis1.demon.co.uk/atmprog.htm. He is willing to add other good software to that ftp area
(must be shareware, freeware or public domain). Send email to him to arrange details.
4.5 ATM Clubs
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The following clubs are either clubs devoted to ATMing or are general astronomy clubs with ATM
special interest groups (SIGs). As the list is pretty small right now, they are just listed alphabetically by
club name. I'll organize them by country and state/province as the list grows. If you know of
ATM-specific clubs or clubs with an ATM SIG, please send me information on that club. Please do not
send info on general astro clubs that do not engage in ATM activities. Thanks.
Club Name: Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc.
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Meeting time: 2nd thursday of the month, 8:00 PM in the Phillips Auditorium, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60
Garden St., Cambridge
Contact Name: Peter Bealo (President) ([email protected])
Comments: Visit the club's web page at http://www.jovian.com/atmob. Clubhouse and observing site located in Westford, MA.
Club Name: Atlanta Astronomy Club, Inc, ATM Division
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Meeting time: The regular meeting time is 8 pm on the 2nd Friday of the month at the Bradley Observatory, Agnes Scott College
(Decatur, GA).
Contact Name: Joe Sheppard, AAC Board Member / ATM Chairman ([email protected])
Comments:
Club Name: Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society (JSCAS)
Location: Center for Advanced Space Studies (formerly the Lunar and Planetary Institute), 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, (Clear
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Lake City), TX 77058
Meeting time: Meets the 2nd Friday of every month
Contact Name: Telescope making SIG leader: Bob Taylor ([email protected])
Phone Number: number
Comments: Although the club is associated with the NASA Johnson Space Center Employee Activity Association, club
membership is open to anyone whether associated with NASA and its contractors or not.
Club Name: RASC Victoria Centre ATM group
Location: Victoria, B.C., call for instructions on how to get lost. :o)
Meeting time: Meets every Tuesday (except during special events and holidays) about 7:00 pm
Contact Name: Sandy Barta ([email protected])
Phone Number: (250) 479-0259
Comments: The group meets to make mirrors and to discuss telescope making methods. We also welcome drop-ins and
questions. We gab about observing and indiscriminantly share our many astronomical interests with innocent bystanders. Frequent
internet tours are a diversion from the dreaded TDE, TUE and misc. zones.
Club Name: Riverside Astronomical Telescope (RAT) Makers
Location: Riverside, California, USA
Meeting time: Meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30pm
Contact Name: Steve Meyering ([email protected])
Phone Number: (909)688-6267
Comments: The RATs work on building club telescopes for the Riverside Astronomical Society, demonstrate their individual
TM projects, surf the internet, and just generally enjoy themselves. There is usually a mirror on the test stand, or in figuring as a
demonstration. The RATs welcome beginners, and TNs of all levels of interest.
Club Name: Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society
Location: Sacramento California, USA
Meeting time: General Meetings are held on the 3rd saturnday of each month at 7:30 pm
Contact Name: Changes
Phone Number: (916) SVAS-111 (hotline recording)
Comments: Telescope making instruction is always ongoing and is a benefit of club membership. Visit their web site at
http://www.calweb.com/~svas.
Club Name: Seattle Astronomical Society amateur telescope making group
Location: Lake Forest Park - Please call for directions.
Meeting time: Meetings on the Saturday nearest the full moon, starting at 6:30 PM (please confirm with Peter before attending as
there are occasional scheduling conflicts).
Contact Name: Peter Hirtle ([email protected])
Phone Number: (206) 363-0897
Comments: The workshop empahsizes homemade optics but is available for all with an interest in telescope making. 6" mirror
kits are available to worshop workers at a very reasonable price.
Club Name: Spokane Astronomical Society, ATM group
Location: Spokane, WA, USA
Meeting time: Saturday closest to full moon at 2 PM, every month.
Contact Name: Daniel W. Bakken ([email protected])
Phone Number: (509) 466-1404
Comments:
Club Name: Springfield Telescope Makers
Location: Springfield, VT, USA
Meeting time: date / time / description
Contact Name: http://www.stellafane.com/
Phone Number: number
Comments: This club, founded by Russell Porter, is the club that brings us Stellafane
Club Name: University Lowbrow Astronomers
Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Meeting time: The third Friday of every month at 7:30 PM in room 807 of Dennison Hall on the University of Michigan campus
Contact Name: Kurt Hillig ([email protected])
Phone Number: 313/663-8699
Comments: A small ATM group within the club meets monthly, but the location varies; and we're still trying to figure out what
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we're going to be doing!
Club Name: Whatcom Association of Celestial Observers
Location: PO Box 7, Custer, Washington, USA 98240
Meeting time: Meetings on 2nd Thursday of the month.
Contact Name: Kreig McBride ([email protected])
Phone Number:
Comments: There is a small number of telescope makers that meet on an informal basis.
Sponsor of the annual Telescope Optics Workshop in Bellingham, WA.
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