Viewing through the world's largest amateur telescope Reflectors Cloudy Nights
The secondary is 24 inches in diameter, which by itself would make the main mirror in an amateur telescope much bigger than most. The large iron-and-concrete building housing the telescope cost.
The Largest Public Telescope in the World Atlas Obscura Experiences
To get a telescope's theoretical maximum 50× per inch of aperture, you use an eyepiece whose focal length in mm is half the focal ratio: 2 mm for an f/4 scope and 7.5 mm for an f/15 scope. To get 4× per inch, the eyepiece's focal length would be 25 mm for an f/4 scope and 95 mm for an f/15 scope. Unfortunately, no commercially available.
Utah man’s massive creation may be largest amateur telescope ever built
Just curious to know which is the largest aperture telescope (obviously a reflector!) continuously available to amateur-astronomers? So professional telescopes giving time to amateur-astronomers don't count #2 PhilCo126 Soyuz topic starter Posts: 3,858 Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posted 17 March 2013 - 02:20 AM For instance.
The World’s Largest Amateur Telescope David Reneke Space and Astronomy News
Using a military-grade 70-inch wide mirror that was intended for use on a spy satellite, Clements has built what he claims to be the largest amateur-made, publicly available optical telescope on earth. Space honey: This Utah metal is a key ingredient to space exploration
Utah Will Soon Be Home to the Largest Amateur Telescope Utah Family Magazine
It will be the fourth big telescope stationed at the site, the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex, and the largest of the group. In fact, the telescope built by Mike Clements dwarfs all other amateur telescopes in the world. The main mirror is a spectacular glass disk 70 inches across, originally made for an American spy satellite.
Utah man builds largest amateur telescope on record The Salt Lake Tribune
A telescope believed to be the world's largest ever constructed by an amateur has found a new home at the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex. Andrew Adams re.
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A monstrous 70" Dobsonian Reflector made from a relic of the cold war.
Utah man builds largest amateur telescope on record The Salt Lake Tribune
The Orion 50" Dobsonian is larger than even the largest of the telescopes ever used by the Herschel?s (arguably the greatest visual observers of all time) and as of release, is the largest production telescope for amateur astronomers in the known universe.
What are the biggest telescopes in the world (and space)?
Asked by Jasmine Isaacs While many amateur astronomers would be happy with a moderately-sized 20- to 25-centimetre (eight- to ten-inch) telescope, the largest amateur telescope that has ever been built is a whopping 178 centimetres (70 inches) - currently the largest in the world.
SPOC may home for nation’s largest amateur telescope « Tooele Transcript Bulletin News
Large Aperture One of the amazing features you can count on if you choose to buy the largest telescope is definitely a large aperture. The large aperture allows you to observe a much wider field of view. Find a model that comes with multiple eyepieces and you will be able to achieve amazing magnification. Superior Light Transmission
York University to house largest campus telescope in Canada CBC News
Intro One of the LARGEST Amateur Visual Telescopes on Earth!!!! 70-inch Aperture! Maximum Astronomy 3.45K subscribers Subscribe 101K views 1 year ago Mike Clements takes us on a tour of his.
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The World's Largest Amateur Telescope, the Mike Clements 1.8 Meter (70 inch) telescope, has a new home in Utah at the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC) the Salt Lake Astronomical Society's Observatory.
Utah man builds largest amateur telescope on record The Salt Lake Tribune
It must be womderful. Viewing through the world's largest amateur telescope - posted in Reflectors: Its been 10 years since my observing buddies and I got invited to view through Jimi Lowreys 48 Dobsonian in Fort Davis, TX during the 2009 Texas Star Party. There may be bigger amateur telescopes now, but his was the largest a decade ago.
My newest and biggest homemade telescope, a 24” Dobsonian. I plan to try to observe the dwarf
Giant 36 -50-inch Amateur Telescopes Offered by Orion - NewsBlaze News Telescopes big enough to rival those at many of the world's great observatories and universities are soon to be available for home use by amateur astronomers.
World’s Largest Backyard Telescope National Geographic Blog
A 4-inch (100mm) reflector is a good entry level for amateur astronomers seeking to observe large, bright objects in the night sky, such as the Moon and planets. Likewise, a 3.1-inch (80 mm) refractor would be ideal for amateur astronomers on a budget looking to view such deep-sky objects as star clusters galaxies.
Aperture Fever... The Largest Amateur Telescope... The 70 inch "KH12" is named for the spy
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