May be i haven't mentioned that i am a sky fanatic. I consider myself lucky in this case to actually pursue what i love. i love to spend nights under the sky finding constellations. now that i have good compainion with me its going to be a whole new adventure.
MY WORK PLACE AND OLD SCOPE
It was about 2pm i was up on the terrace. it wasnt the type of sky i was expecting but a beautiful one.
i was showing my friends the constellation orion. just then i came across a white hazy object not that clear but truly seducing. but there was a problem i couldn't get a good view of it because my scope wasn't that good. i decided that day i would need a new scope.
later when i browsed through some good websites i found out that almost all good scopes were out of my budget. so i ventured into the world of amateur telescope making. i downloaded some good books on how to make a telescope browsed through it for a week. I came up with a design{ not at all innovative a bookish one}. made a notebook and plotted the designs and the materials needed .it was a bit confusing in the start but by the end of the month i was able to "CONVINCE MYSELF" to go ahead with the plan.
I wouldn't like to bore you with the details of how i got the mirror and other stuff. but i would like to tell you that "resources are not scarce our knowledge is". having shipped everything in a months time.
i embarked on my mission. with the help of my carpenter i built this beautiful scope
INCOMPLETE ONE
THE SECONDARY CAGE
TOP VIEW
THE PRIMARY CAGE {without the mirror}
THE SECONDARY MIRROR {this mirror is now broken :( }
THE ROCKER
THE COMPLETE SCOPE
{Sorry this photo was on another device and i couldn't connect it with my mac}
That brings us to the end of the mission. ignoring some mistakes in the scope it is pretty good.
I want to share a few things i learned during the making not the technical ones but about life.
i came across some obstacles one of which and the most important one according to me was convincing myself that i could do it. i found out that many people who like something are note able follow up on that. i feel that one should not worry the about the obstacles that comes across the path as they a bound to come and tackling them is fun, believe me it will boost your self-confidence and you all feel proud of yourself. it will make your thinking better and the most important thing you won't be reluctant on accepting the challenges that come across you or the ones you create.
Anyone who is interested in the details and the mathematics of this please email me ill give you the details and the pdf of the books i referred.
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