Do It Yourself Telescope Analysis as a Practicum Media in Astrophysics courses at the Earth and Space Laboratory Cahyo Puji Asmoro, Hana Susanti
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
This study describes the process of designing, manufacturing and performing a Do It Yourself (DIY) telescope for practical media in the Astrophysics course. The practicum carried out provided knowledge regarding working principles, installation, and observation, but the Covid-19 pandemic condition which demanded online learning and practicum made the process impossible to do Hands On. The goal is to produce a DIY Telescope that can be used to observe celestial bodies. The method used is the Research and Development method, the telescope needs are analyzed so that the idea of making your own is generated. The telescope is designed by prioritizing the level of accuracy, convenience, and economy. The results showed that the DIY Telescope was built quite well, a limited trial of data collection with the Astrophotography method obtained good Moon and Sun images and a validation questionnaire from DIY telescope users (Data Collecting Team) and Astronomy Lecturers gave an average rating of 3.68 on a scale of 4. Thus the DIY telescope can already be used in Astrophysics lecture practicum at the Earth and Space Laboratory by making slight changes according to user suggestions.
