How can you make your own telescope?

Amateur astronomy is a fun hobby that will introduce you to a variety of useful and practical technologies.

The unaided eye, standard video cameras, and large computer-controlled adaptive optics telescopes are all used in ground-based astronomy.

For millennia, people across the globe have been fascinated by the stars.

Although everybody has a basic understanding of astronomy, there is a common misconception that it is complex and complicated.

It is entirely untrue! Amateur astronomy can be done right from your terrace in the steps below:

Step 1: Confirming the time and location

Find a place where you can see a large patch of sky and watch the sky at various times of the night to see when the stars and celestial bodies are visible.

Step 2: Recognize Patterns

Look up in the sky and see if you can spot any patterns of shiny objects and get to know them. Make a note of whether the locations of these patterns shift over time.

Step 3: Build a star map!

Find a star map or chart that corresponds to your position.

Many websites are available where you can quickly obtain this information. You'll need to enter your place, date, and time (when you'll be looking at the sky).

Try spotting the patterns you've found in the sky on a star map once you've obtained one! It will be easy to recognize the planets, stars, and constellations.

Here's a list of celestial objects that can be seen with the naked eye all over the world to get you started:

● Venus: At sunset or dawn, you can see this bright world close to the sun.

● The Big Dipper is a well-known constellation made up of seven stars that resemble a cup with a long handle.

● North Star: This star points towards the geographic North Pole. It is the brightest star in the night sky and is located near the Big Dipper.

● Orion The Hunter: Another well-known constellation with seven stars, the best way to find Orion is to look for three stars in a nearly straight line that form his "belt."

● Moon: The moon's size and shapeshift every day, and observing the moon's phases is an integral part of astronomy!

You can make your telescope once you're familiar with the celestial bodies in the sky and want to observe them better. Here's how to do it:

Materials Needed: 

● Thick cardboard

● Black chart paper

● Two lenses from magnifying glasses (one lens should be more significant than the other)

● Glue

● Black colour sticky tape

Instructions: 

● Cover both sides of a sheet of cardboard with black map paper.

● Roll the cardboard and stick the edges together to make a long cylinder-shaped tube. The tube's diameter must be the same as the larger magnifying lens's diameter. You should have a hollow tube with two open ends on either side of the tube at the end of this point, black on the inside and outside.

● Tape one end of the tube with the giant magnifying glass.

When taping the lens, make sure you cover the corners.

It would help if you had a black tube with a magnifying lens on one side and an open side at the end of this point.

● Make a similar tube for the smaller magnifying glass by repeating the steps.

PLEASE NOTE: The smaller tube must slip easily into and out of the larger tube.

● Insert the end of the smaller tube with the smaller magnifying glass into the open end of the more extensive tube until you've finished producing it.

Your telescope is now ready to use.

From the open end of the smaller tube, look through the telescope and move the smaller tube in or out before the picture you're looking at falls into focus.

The sky in which we work is full of fascinating things. To unlock its secrets, all you need is a little curiosity and the desire to keep learning.