How can I make a simple telescope?
Method 2: Making a Telescope with Lenses
- Gather materials.
- Cut the outer tube in half.
- Cut 2 pieces from the inner tube of the mailing tube.
- Make eye-hole in mailing tube cap.
- Drill holes on the outside of the large tube.
- Glue eyepiece lens against removable cap.
- Cut off closed end of outer tube.
How do you make a fake telescope?
Instructions
- Gather your supplies.
- Place your cardboard tube on the bottom of your paper cup and trace around the tube using a pen.
- Remove the tube.
- Have an adult use a craft knife to cut the lines inside the circle to create (8) flaps.
- Push the flaps inward.
- Now you will decorate the lens of your telescope.
How do you make a telescope out of paper towel rolls for kids?
- Paint your paper towel tubes and let them dry.
- Create the inner tube of the telescope.
- Insert your inner tube into the second paper towel tube.
- Tape one convex lens to the outer end of each tube, only around the rim, so you don’t cover too much of the lens.
- Hold your telescope with the inner tube facing your eye.
How do you make a telescope with two magnifying glasses?
Hold one magnifying glass (the bigger one) between you and the paper. The image of the print will look blurry. Place the second magnifying glass between your eye and the first magnifying glass. Move the second glass forward or backward until the print comes into sharp focus.
What are the materials used to make a telescope?
Raw Materials A telescope consists of an optical system (the lenses and/or mirrors) and hardware components to hold the optical system in place and allow it to be maneuvered and focused. Lenses must be made from optical glass, a special kind of glass which is much purer and more uniform than ordinary glass.
Can you turn a magnifying glass into a telescope?
To make a simple telescope at home, you will need the following: two magnifying glasses – perhaps 1 – 1.5 inches (2.5-3 cm) diameter (it works best if one is larger than the other) a cardboard tube – paper towel roll or gift-wrapping paper roll (it helps if it is long)
What two lenses are needed to make a telescope?
Two lenses are needed to build a telescope. We call these the “objective” lens and the “eyepiece” lens. The “Objective” lens should always be a convex lens. Convex lenses are thicker in the middle, and can be used as magnifying glasses or for concentrating sunlight.