Astronomers From My Neighborhood

00:00:11 ASTRONOMERS FROM MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

00:00:54 We observed the sky with telescopes that we bought.

00:01:18 In the telescopes we make, such as this one,

00:01:37 and focuses it on the point where the eyepiece is fixed.

00:01:56 It used to be polished with sand.

00:02:15 to make the task easier and quicker.

00:05:06 This machine has a mechanism used in clock making

00:05:27 I'm going to open up the motor

00:05:41 If I want to slow down the telescope because it's going too quickly,

00:06:05 Usually a telescope does a full turn in almost 24 hours.

00:06:33 This is for focusing.

00:07:00 the rings of Saturn, are best observed with red light.

00:07:21 What we are seeing next to it is Io

00:07:42 when the electric pylons were blown up.

00:08:19 Here are the craters:

00:08:33 Arzachel,

00:09:04 So that I could observe comfortably,

00:09:41 I used the mechanism from a car's water pump,

00:10:18 when nature calls.

00:10:58 Yes, the light is back on.

00:11:12 to build the cupola, the telescope and the mirror?

00:11:28 that needs changing, repairing,

00:12:29 There have been several.

00:13:57 Subtitles: Katie Henfrey