Astronomy ProjectsA few astronomy-related DIY projects and astronomy hacks, from reducing light pollution to building filters and spectroscopes. All these projects can be built with everyday household items.
Astroberry is a powerful tool for controlling your Raspberry Pi astronomy projects. Learn how to setup Astroberry on your Raspberry Pi!
How to use the telescope finderscopes that came with your big telescope to help locate celestial objects in the sky and aid star hopping.
If you have an equatorial mount, being able to use its setting circles will help quickly find objects in the night sky without computers.
A star test allows you to measure the quality and accuracy of your telescope and identify if you need to calibrate or collimate it.
I've just uncovered my old telescope, how do I go about making it usable again? How do I clean the mirror? How do I put it back together?
The Bahtinov mask is a device used to accurately focus astronomical telescopes. It is named after its inventor Pavel Bahtinov.
A detailed SynScan GoTo upgrade guide with pictures on how to upgrade HEQ5 quartz driven mounts to use SynScan GoTo Upgrade Kit.
Guide for modifying the Microsoft LifeCam series of webcams for use with astronomy which should fit snugly into a standard 1.25
Newtonian telescope collimation allows for accurate optical alignment of the telescopes mirrors and helps get the most from a telescope.
The Hartmann mask and Scheiner Disk are simple devices for making focusing a lens easier, especially a telescope.