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There are two types of telescopes, Gallilean or Reflective. What you need depends upon the type. Lenses are the key things for both types, with a large concave mirror (three inches or more) for the reflective. Grinding your own mirror can be a time consuming task taking hours, but much cheaper than buying one. It is just a matter of lining up the lenses with the proper distances to create one. Estes Scientific used to sell kits to make your own.
****** An online visual guide gives you an idea of what is involved. see www.howtelescopeswork.com
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How did Edwin build the Hubble Telescope?
He didn't. Edwin Hubble died in 1953. The telescope was named in honour of him.
How much would it cost to build a telescope?
the hubble space telescope cost 1.5 million dollars
Did Edwin hubble build the hubble telescope?
He didn't. Edwin Hubble died in 1953. The telescope was named in honour of him.
Who was the first person to build the telescope?
Hans Lippershey from Germany
What did William Herschel build?
He built a telescope. Read about it. It is interesting.
Does salt use conventional lenses like other telescope?
yes i think it does because it is a refracting lens telescope like the telescope build in Yerkes observatory in 1671 .
What advantage do space telescope have over earth based telescope?
not affected by earth's atmosphere
How long did it take to build the Hubble Space Telescope?
16 years
If you could build the telescope in any location where would you build it and why?
I want to look closer to ojects in the sky at night, I want to build my own.
Who invented the biggest telescope?
Lady Violet made the biggest telescope, she was eighteen when she started to build it and it was completed four years later. back in the eighteenth century ( when lady violet lived) there where few tools to build it that is why it took so long for such a young woman to build it.
Did Sir Isaac Newton build the first telescope?
No made it first and discovered the moon
Which type of telescope is better to build a large one to observe a very faint star?
To observe a very faint star a large telescope is better than a small one.
