To attach the ball mount to the scope, use a ¼-20 stud (some mounting rings have screw-threaded holes for attaching accessories), or improvise with a large pipe clip or cable ties to hold the hot shoe part of the ball mount. Buy The Magic Telescope: Cut Out Telescope Included by Paul, Richard (ISBN: 9780965323802) from Amazons Book Store. Alternatively, a blob of hot glue will suffice. The top screw passes through a hole in the bottom of the case. Once you have made your finder, you’ll need to mount it and align it with your telescope. We found these online, along with the lens, a Fresnel magnifier sheet.Ĭutting glass is easy – score with a glass-cutting wheel and snap over a straight edge – but it is advisable to dull the resulting sharp edges by rubbing on a flat stone.Īlternatively use clear plastic, which can be cut from an old CD case. The front surface mirror is a disposable dentist’s mirror. Included files are EPS (v10) and Hi-Res JPG. Black-and-White sketch on a transparent background (.eps-file). Lay the large (objective) lens in the center of one of the three large. Using a marker pen, trace the inside of the circle on to the bottom of the tray three times. Place the circle from the larger tube on the thick tray. This circle will be used for tracing only. The clear glass was cut from an old picture frame, and we used the frame’s thin MDF backing to make the case. Eye Looking Telescope Concept Drawing Hand-drawn vector drawing of an Eye looking through a Telescope, Concept image for Discovery. Cut a short segment from the end of the out-side mailing tube. The LED, coin cell holder and switch are from an educational supplier. We sourced the components for this project imaginatively to keep the cost down. When the distant sky is viewed through this screen, the red circle is superimposed on it. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is a facility operated by the European Southern Observatory, located on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. This is reflected backwards again by a glass viewing screen, mounted at 45° in a hood. The light is then reflected upwards by a mirror mounted at 45° and through a lens, which produces a sharp image. The red light is reflected backwards through a clear glass screen, painted matt black except for a small ring in the centre. The LED is powered by a coin cell battery, via a switch on the back panel.
Our design has a red LED that illuminates the white interior of the front of the case. Many stargazers use similar devices because they allow you to keep both eyes open and see a much larger area of sky, making it easier to jump to the target.
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