print email comment close Plans for Building a Sidewalk Telescope URL: http://www.cdcc.sc.usp.br/cda/telescopios/tie-jpl-nasa/ Description: This site provides plans for building a telescope using easily obtainable materials, such as plywood, cardboard tube, nails, sheet metal screws, and a phonograph record. Includes safety warnings on handling the mirrors needed for the telescope, sources for materials, and detailed step-by-step diagrams. Presented by John Dobson, amateur astronomer and founder of "Sidewalk Astronomers," a nonprofit organization dedicated to introducing the general public to stargazing. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Astronomy Science projects LII Database Information: Record 16147 created by Ruth Seid on 10/16/1999 Last modification on 06/23/2004 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 01/31/2006 Published: 10/16/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16147