Make your own Telescope

Curriculum

Module 1 – Sky Observation

• Introduction to the Program
• Movement of the Sky
• Alt-Azimuth Coordinate SystemBasic Mount of Telescope
• Finding Angles in the Sky
• Make your own Altimeter

Module 2 – Working of the Telescope

• Coordination of Human Eye and Telescope
• The purpose of a Telescope
• Telescope Specifications
• Idea of Mirror-based Telescope -Newton’s Telescope and it’s working

Compare: Refracting vs Reflecting (Pros & Cons), Telescopic effects in the nature

Module 3 – Telescope Assembly

• Parts of the Telescope Kit
• Finding the Telescope Specs (Aperture, Power, Magnification, Focal Length etc)
• Telescope Accessories and their use
• Telescope
• Assemble instructions

Module 4 – Operating the Telescope

• Telescope Mount
• Telescope Pointing
• Focusing
• Objects of Observations
• Tools for planning observations
• Mobile App for planning observations
• Observation Task

Module 5 – Professional Telescope

• The Telescopes for Research
• World’s largest telescope
• The Evolution of Professional Telescopes
• Telescopes on the Ground & Space :
  • Case Study
  • Challenges of Telescopes on the Ground and Space
  • Adaptive Optics
  • Finding the Telescope Resolving power

Module 6 – The Invention and Future

• Who invented the Telescope?
• The story of Telescope Invention
• Why Galileo is Famous
• The role of Telescopes in scientific progress
• The James Webb Space Telescope (Case Study)
• Indian Telescopes in Space

Module 7 – Assessment & Feedback

• Quiz
• Presentation of Student assignments/observations
• Feedback
• QnA and Course closure