RE: ATM telescope making books

[Hugues.Laroche@ses-astra.com]

Hi,

Stipe:

>I  would  like  the  Texerreau  1,

If you refer to the first edition, it is out-sold since a very very long
time, and it is in French.
I happen to have a partial photocopy (the part about primary mirror making)
if wanted.
The second edition is available at Willmann-Bell, in English.

Pete:

>I have both the Texerreau and the Kregie books and I have to tell you that
I
>learned more on the Internet and this ATM site than the books could offer.

Yes and No. Yes you will get a lot of good or even
better-than-the-book advices through internet and the
ATM list, but you have to make it a whole picture and it
is where I find the books are superior. Especially the
Kriege and Berry book which taught be quite a lot and
allowed to build a working 20",  even if after second
thought I would do several things... differently
(I wanted to say "better", but this depends on the criteria).

So I would say:
- when you start, use a mix of 2/3 books + 1/3 internet
- when you get used to it, reverse the ratio :-)

Does it make sense?

Hugues
Luxembourg, Europe




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