Dobsonian Telescope Making

Maker Faire Bay Area 2017

May 19th-21st

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Dobsonian Telescope Making- learn how to grind glass to make the mirror for telescope. Learn the mechanism and design parameters for designing and building your own home-built telescope!

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Douglas Smith

Douglas Smith is a Project BIM Manager at Woods Bagot. He has a wide range of hobbies including home brewing and abstract photography and graphics. He also teaches the Dobsonian Telescope Making class at the Randall Museum in San Francisco.

Categories: Science, Art & Design, Education, Engineering, Wood and Metal Working

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