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My first telescope I made myself in the 70s. I spent all the money I earned working during the summer school holidays on a Carl Zeiss Jena 540/50 achromatic cell, two eyepieces and accessories, and put it all together using a tube rolled from paper and a mount made from plywood.
It definitely got me hooked, despite its limitations, at least for a while. I was later drawn towards other hobbies but returned to visual astronomy in the late 90s, when I bought a 6" Mak. I've added a Dob and an 80ED since, but the Mak is still my favourite.
Cheers
Steffen.
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