A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
The Chabot Telescope Makers' Workshop meets weekly for the purpose of teaching optics, optical polishing, telescope making, and general craftsmanship. Come see what we do -- we'll be demonstrating telescope mirror making and mirror testing -- and learn about the Chabot Space and Science Center.
The Chabot Telescope Makers' Workshop meets every Friday night from 7:00 till 10:00 to teach telescope making, optics, and optical theory. The workshop is "drop in" and free to the public. A typical project is completed over a six to eight month period. Students purchase most of their material, but grinding and polishing compound is provided by the workshop at no cost. The Chabot Space and Science center is located in Oakland, California. The group has met for over 50 years on a weekly basis, and is one of the last Telescope Makers' Workshops remaining in the United States.
