Where can I find plans for building a Telescope to view the planets?

Subject: Where can I find plans for building a Telescope to view the planets?

Date: Tue Feb 16 20:55:44 1999
Posted by Steve Marouchoc
Grade level: undergrad School: No school entered.
City: Grand Rapids State/Province: Michigan Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 919220144.As

Message:


I have found several web sites that will tell me how to DESIGN a 
telescope, but this is not what I wish to do.  I remeber reading 
several articles (about ten years ago) describing how to build a 
telescope out of coffee cans - I would like to find more info on 
something like that.  I don't want to design a telescope from the 
ground up, I want to follow existing plans for one that is known 
to work.  THEN I want to try designing my own.  If anyone out 
there can tell me where to look, what book(s) to buy, an article 
to read, I would gresatly appreciate it.  Thanks!!!

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