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This site from the Exploratorium contains instructions on building a telescope with everyday materials.  Reading glasses and a magnifying glass are used to create this telescope where the image formed inside can be seen.  A materials list, step-by-step directions, and helpful photographs are all provided for visitors.
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Astronomy
- Instrumentation
General Physics
- Equipment
Optics
- Geometrical Optics
- Informal Education
- Middle School
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- Instructional Material
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Keywords:
converging, diverging, image, lens, telescope
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Metadata instance created September 15, 2006 by Ann Deml
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February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco), WWW Document, (https://annex.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/activity.html).
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Make Your Own Telescope (Exploratorium, San Francisco), <https://annex.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/activity.html>.
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Make Your Own Telescope. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://annex.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/activity.html
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Exploratorium. Make Your Own Telescope. San Francisco: Exploratorium. https://annex.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/activity.html (accessed 1 May 2025).
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Make Your Own Telescope. San Francisco: Exploratorium. 1 May 2025 <https://annex.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/activity.html>.
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