I'd like to build a telescope for my wife and I to view the stars etc.
2006-10-02 02:25:30 · 2 answers · asked by Richard A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
You can find used telescope mirrors in the classifieds on www.astromart.com and www.cloudynights.com
You can also buy them new from places such as Scope City (I think they get their mirrors from Parks Optical) and R.F. Royce if you want a super quality one. A more economical producer might be Murnaghan Instruments Corp. which bought out Coulter Optical and still produces Coulter Odyssey kits....I'm not sure of their optical quality but the website is http://www.e-scopes.cc/Murnaghan_Instruments_Corp56469.html
Be sure to check out www.atmsite.org as well as there are many resources available there.
2006-10-02 14:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the web, particularly e-bay. But you may find that you can buy a very nice, folded Cassegrain (and a mount) for about what you'd pay for the mirror by itself.
Come to think, Edmund Scientific usually has a lot of optical 'stuff'.
Doug
2006-10-02 02:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋