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Telescope Basics

Introduction to various types of telescopes.

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http://telescopemaking.org/basics.html

How to build a telescope

Instructions for building two simple telescopes.

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http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/tele/tele.htm

The Telescope Review Web Site

Contains many detailed reviews and related articles on telescopes and their use in astronomy.

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http://www.scopereviews.com/

Hubble Space Telescope

Extensive site on all aspects of the Hubble Space telescope from guidelines for proposals for using it, to a primer explaining what it is. The primer on Hubble is a good introduction to space ...

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http://www.stsci.edu/

Contains complete archive of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images and an explanation of the telescope construction. This is a wonderful site - highly recommended for any work involving astrophysics ...

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http://hubble.stsci.edu/discoveries/hstexhibit/index.html

Hubble Telescope images

This page includes links to numerous images taken by the Hubble Telescope. It also contains technical details of the telescope and pictures of the instruments developers.

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http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/photo.html

How Telescopes Work

This excellent site gives a good brief description of how Telescopes work. Part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com., it contains good, clear diagrams. An excellent site for all ages and ability ...

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/telescope.htm

How Hubble Space Telescope Works

A brief description of how Hubble Space Telescope works. It include the design of the telescope and some fascinating pictures that it has taken. This site is part of Marshall Brain's ...

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/hubble.htm