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Pluto's Discoverer's Backyard Telescope For Sale

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the secondhand-bragging-rights dept.

Schart writes "My dad, an amateur astronomer/astrophotographer, sent me this link detailing the potential selling of Clyde Tombaugh (the man who discovered Pluto)'s backyard telescope. It features a 16 inch f/10 mirror which was hand-ground by the astronomer himself as well as a massive superstructure and 1-ton tube."

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  1. Ernest inquiries... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the link:

    Ernest inquiries only please!

    Will this be the basis for a new movie, Ernest Goes to Space?

  2. Obvious conclusion.. by Linker3000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nasa purchases the telescope and lashes it to Hubble - hey presto, cheap fix, NASA saves money by recycling and everyone's happy.

    --
    AT&ROFLMAO
  3. Re:Pluto and Sedna as planets by VanillaCoke420 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always thought that there was a plutonic friendship between our two worlds!

  4. Well done. by CGP314 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clyde Tombaugh (the man who discovered Pluto)'s

    Best. Misuse of an apostrophe. Ever

    -Colin