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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. Re:"Backyard"? by cbmeeks · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ok...I fell for it. I clicked the link. Man, do you have that book-marked? I bet you have that as your wallpaper. Get a life. Jeesh cb

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