Given the great interest in telescope construction in our country among representatives of different ages and professions, it was decided to release this collection. There are still many difficulties in the way of amateur telescope construction. There are no ready-made discs for mirrors, it is difficult to get abrasives for grinding . Many amateurs cannot process parts of their telescopes on lathes or other machines. Here helps fiction, the replacement of some parts with others, the use of random parts and t. p. The fascinating work of amateurs building homemade telescopes requires a lot of patience and certain technical skills. Of particular importance to them are purely practical instructions on the technique of performing a particular work, various methods of processing, possible options for performing a particular part of the telescope and auxiliary equipment. Collections of articles on amateur telescope construction, summarizing the practical experience of amateurs, should satisfy these requests.