This is a reprint of the classic ATM series edited by Albert Ingalls of Scientific American.

It has been reorganized to group topics together, annotated when modern knowledge supersedes classic advice, and some sections that are no longer applicable have been dropped.

Plans for 4" f/10 and 6" f/8 Equatorial Newtonians; 6" f/8 and 10" f/6 Dobsonian; 6" f/15 Alt-Az Refractor; Mirror Making; Foucault Tester Plans & Use, Telescope Use.

Covers all aspects of making the listed telescopes. Practical "how-to", minimal theory. Excellent tester plans.

Too many telescope, mount and accessory projects to list (1 or 2 pages each). Many easy to understand illustrations, diagrams, charts, tables and formulas. Mirror Making; Foucault Tester Plans & Use.

Excellent diagrams relating Foucault Shadows to apparent and actual mirror surface shape.

Mirror Making; Foucault Tester Plans & Use; Diagonal  Making; Fiberglass Tube Construction; Mounts; Poncet Platform; Observatories; Telescope Use.

Lever-Arm Tester and Fiberglass Tube Construction unique to this book.

Detailed Plans for 16" and larger Truss Tube Dobsonians; 8" f/6 Dobsonian Plans; Making Large, Thin Mirrors (Robert Kestner).

Except for the 8", these are not for most beginners. However, the mechanical and mirror making advice is detailed, clear and excellent, and can be applied to smaller projects. True ATM spirit in adapting common hardware for uncommon use on telescopes.

Has detailed plans to construct three different telescopes. Covers all aspects of mirror making, and directions for making diagonal flats, perforated primaries and optical windows. The third telescope is a 300-mm f/12 Cassegrain-Coude with four optical components.

The three projects span a broad range of challenge, with the first 130mm f/9.2 being a fine beginners project and the third a challenging, advanced ATM project. This book is packed with diagrams and information on all aspects of the amateur telescope making. It is very well illustrated. Includes much theory and equations which many basic books omit. Reminds me very much of a modernized Texereau (who by the way wrote the Foreword)

An outgrowth of the Maksutov Newsletters, this has a wealth of information for advanced amateurs. Not a good first book for the beginner.

While there is much material on Maksutovs, other topics are covered. See the table of contents on the publishers web site.

Reviews various telescope types that amateurs may use or make, and evaluates their strengths and weakness from an optical design standpoint.

An excellent book which I really enjoyed, but not a first book for beginners.

8" f/6 Alt-Az Newtonian; Theory and Practice of Mirror Making; Foucault Tester Plans & Use; Classical Cassegrain, Optics and Mechanical; Making Diagonals and Optical Windows; Mountings; Drives.

Texereau was a professional astronomical optician and his book is considered the most authoritative and detailed by many. Good figuring advice. The Classic ATM book from the post-war years.

6" f/8 Equatorial Newtonian; Mirror Making; Foucault Tester Plans and Use; Diagonal Making; Equatorial Pipe Mount.

Tester plans are minimal - simplest tester of all books listed here.

Now available in print or a PDF on the web, AA is "News For, By and About Amateur Astronomers Around the World".

No regular ATM section or column, but there are occasional telescope making articles. Good coverage of star parties and observing topics.

This is one of the "Big Two" United States Amateur Astronomy magazines.

No regular ATM section or column. When a project is published, it is most likely to be targeted at the novice level.

This magazine was the successor to TM Magazine, after that ceased publication, and it did a fine job over the few years it was published. If you find old copies, they are worth to have in your library.

This is one of the "Big Two" United States Amateur Astronomy magazines.

Regular ATM Section (but not every month) with emphasis on new designs or techniques.

Historically, the predecessor column Gleanings for ATMs was a prime source of ATM information and ideas, and many people still keep a library of back issues for this still valuable information.

TM was a catalyst for the "Dobsonian Revolution" and was an excellent ATM resource with very broad coverage of all ATM topics. Back issues are now available as downloadable PDFs from Kalmbach, and many articles are still quite useful.