Development of a flexible extendable eyepiece attachment for small telescopes for severely physically-handicapped persons

We developed a flexible extended eyepiece using optical fibres that can be used by people with severe physical handicaps for viewing celestial objects. This eyepiece can be easily attached to small telescopes and its 1-m length allows bedridden people to view through it. The diameter of the fibre bundle is 2.5 mm which provides a 4.3 arcmin diameter field of view with a 2000 mm focal length telescope, or 34 arcmin with a 250 mm focal length. We report on its potential utilisation at hospitals or similar sites and the process of the development in its presentation.