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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 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
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 .
How did Edwin build the Hubble Telescope?
Edwin Hubble did not build the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope was constructed by NASA and was launched into space in 1990. It was named after Edwin Hubble, who was a prominent astronomer known for his contributions to the field of cosmology.
What advantage do space telescope have over earth based telescope?
not affected by earth's atmosphere
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.
How long did it take to build the Hubble Space Telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope took about a decade to build, from the time its construction was initiated in the 1970s to its launch in 1990. Various delays and setbacks extended the construction timeline.
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.
What kind of lenses did Galileo used to build the first telescope?
galileo used glass with a layer of plastic.
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.
