Hi all,
I'm looking into making a foldable reflecting telescope, with a mechanism similar to that on JWST. The goal is for the eyepiece to be mounted close to the primary mirror, with the secondary mirror folding out to wherever it needs to be. My knowledge of telescope making is very limited, as I have only made a Newtonian Telescope. That telescope has a 114 mm diameter primary mirror, which is about the size I would want to use to make this new one. This project has presented several challenges that I am unsure of how to approach, mainly:
1. What type of telescope design should I use?
(Right now, I plan on making something similar to this: https://www.youtube....ximumAstronomy)
2. Where do I source the mirrors for this?
3. How do I calculate the distances between each mirror and the optics?
4. How do I make this cheap?
If anyone could offer some insight that would be really appreciated.