I decided to purchase a used (and somewhat scratched up) little primary mirror to play around with and get used to the whole telescope making concept before moving onto the bigger stuff. This thing was so inexpensive.
How inexpensive was it?
It was so inexpensive ....
Nope, there's no way I can make a joke out of that, so I won't bother. But let's just say I've spent more on a quick lunch downtown. Really. It came from the Surplus Shed (which I think I mentioned in an earlier post).
It's a 2.5" spherical mirror with a 24" focal length. This means I will be able to construct a cute little telescope as a practice piece. I also have a particular plan for it. I want to do something a little different. I'll let you all in on that after I get the thing in the mail and start the plans for building it.
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I welcome all questions/comments about my project. But please keep in mind that I'm not (yet) a telescope know-it-all.