Telescope-Related Publications
and Presentations
Here's a list of articles I have written and presentations I have given
on topics related to telescope making and mirror making.
The
author/presenter is me, unless otherwise noted.
"Okie-Tex 2007", Amateur Astronomy Magazine, Summer or Fall 2008. Describes my experience at my first Okie-Tex Star Party.
"Building and doing research with a 32” and a 24” telescope
and
Large telescopes", presented at the Winter Star Party,
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008.
Presentation
about Bob
Holmes' 24" and 32" research telescopes with updated
statistics from him, as well as the 43.4" telescope under
construction
by Robert Houdart,
which I am making the primary and secondary mirror
for, and Bob Holmes' proposed 48" F/4 prime-focus telescope.
"Building MBM
30" (updated version), presented by Mike Lockwood, Mike
Conron, and Bob Nonnemann the Okie-Tex
Star Party, Friday, Oct. 5, 2007.
Describes the making of the 30" mirror and the
construction of the MBM
30"
telescope.
"Construction,
Observations, and research using 24" and 32" telescopes",
presented at the Okie-Tex Star Party,
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007.
This talk uses some presentation materials from Bob
Holmes, who built the telescope, but also many photos and videos that I
took while making the primary mirror.
I made the primary mirrors for Bob's two telescopes
and assisted with their setup.
"Construction,
Observations, and research using 24" and 32" telescopes",
presented at the Indiana Family Star
Party, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007.
"A
Modern
Long-Focus Newtonian",
Sky and Telescope Magazine,
March 2006.
Describes my 10" F/8.8 scope and its
construction.
"A
Portable Large-Aperture Cassegrain",
Sky and Telescope Magazine,
October 2006.
Describes my 12.5" F/12.5 classical
Cassegrain and its construction.
"Building an
Open-Tubed 12.5" F/12.5 Classical Cassegrain", July
2005.
Article that
details the design and construction of my Classical Cassegrain,
originally entered in the Cloudy Nights telescope making contest.
"Amateur Telescope Making - A
Survey of the Craft", presented at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology,
Nov. 28th, 2005.
Also presented to the Astronomical Society at the
University of Illinois (UIAS), Feb. 22nd, 2006.
Previous versions of this talk were presented to
UIAS in several previous years, and I update it every year.
"Building MBM
30", presented by Mike Lockwood and Mike Conron at the
second annual Prairie Skies Star Party,
Saturday, Oct. 1st, 2005.
An updated version (as of October 2007) was
presented at the Okie-Tex Star Party
2007.
"Live
Foucault Testing" - I have taken one of my testers to
Prairie Skies 2006 and 2007 to test mirrors on the spot.