If you should decide to make one of these yourself, make sure to post a picture in the comments section below, and I'll send you a digital patch!Ī cheap green laser (less than 10 bucks at )Ī flashlight type clicky switch (pack of five for less than 2 bucks at dealextreme)įor the "Something to mount it all on," you can use pretty much anything that is straight, relatively stiff, has two level sides, and is about 6-8 inches long. This is a very simple and cheap fix that will definitely make amateur astronomy a lot more fun! I of course thought to myself, "I can make one of those!" So here I'll show you how you can as well, and save a few bucks off the cost of buying one of them new. It was amazing! He didn't have to mess around with anything, he just turned on the laser, pointed it where he wanted to look, and there it was!
At one of the monthly star parties hosted by our local astronomical society I saw that someone had a green laser mounted to the side of his telescope in place of a finder scope. Using a finder scope (the small telescope mounted on the side of your larger one) is a big pain in the rear. I've had some trouble finding things though. Since then I've had great fun finding nebulae, examining planets, and gazing in awe at the detail that can be seen on the moon. There were a lot of astronomy related events going on, and it spurred me to delve into the subject again.īy fortunate happenstance, I managed to acquire a somewhat dirty and disused, but quite serviceable 10" newtonian telescope. Last year was the International Year of Astronomy, marking the 400th anniversary since Galileo first pointed a telescope at the heavens, and learned that there was so much more to discover there.
I've always been interested in astronomy, and often thought I'd like to get a telescope.
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