What Projects is Will Working on?

I have been doing some work on the telescope nerd website (www.telescopenerd.com) these updates include

an answer to the question of how come my telescope is so hard to point
I am starting a new telescope project where I will be making an 8″ reflector telescope
I have reviews of five telescope making books that I own here

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I have written and posted two new articles to the Telescope Nerd website. They are both about early telescopes. The first article is about the famous newton telescope which was one of the first practical reflector telescopes and the second article is about a lesser know telescope maker and astronomer named Christiaan Huygens. He advanced […]

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Here is a nice project and tutorial I have just completed. It shows you how to take some nice star photos and star trail photos with just a 35mm camera. There are some tricks to know but it is not that hard. I give you tips and hints on how to do it and what […]

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This article is a guide for enjoying and experiencing the night sky without a telescope. A lot of people don’t realize that the night sky is rich with objects and experiences that go beyond just the moon and stars. There are many, many objects that you can see with just your eyes and these include […]

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I have written a new article about the biggest telescopes in the world. The telescope was invented 400 years ago (1608) and in these four centuries we have pursued larger and larger scopes that have allowed us to peer deeper and deeper into the universe.  The telescope is quite a remarkable thing and there are […]

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The Discovery channel has teamed up with the Lowell Observatory to make what will be the 5th largest telescope in America. Its a great project and of course they are making it a discovery channel process so we get to see exactly how it all happens. it’s a wonderful project and I have an article […]

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One of my articles has been published to ezinearticles.com. The title of the article is “William Herschel and the Biggest Telescope of the 18th Century”.  Herschel was considered the greatest astronomer of his day and he was also the best telescope maker in the world. His masterwork was a forty foot long telescope with a […]

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I have created a series of ten pages of listings from ebay (updated in real time) all about telescopes and telescope accessories. This is all hosted on my telescope nerd website. It is for people like me who just love to go through the ebay listings looking for real bargains. And when it comes to […]

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I have posted two new articles on the telescope nerd website. The first article is about a telescope making club called Stellafane. They have an annual convention coming up. More about the club and their unique Porter Turret telescope here
I have also written an article about the great William Herschel who was the most famous […]

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