In the Russian city of Barnaul, some enthusiasts are gathering their resources to revive a home made telescope and observatory. Built by [Mikhail Levchenko], in the mid 70’s, the telescope is ...

Telescopes can now view anything from radio waves to gamma waves, come in a wide range of sizes and shapes, and some are also fairly accessible to hobbyists as well. In fact, several homemade ...

A do-it-yourself Galilean telescope makes an excellent and inexpensive starter telescope — or science fair project. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

My dad had just finished making the homemade 9" telescope seen here. He had built it from pieces of old farm machinery, the axle from a 1910 Buick, and other spare parts. That year, my father used ...

As amazing as the James Webb Space Telescope is, its primary mirror is only 6.5 meters in diameter. Even then, the mirror had ...