350 Pound Binoculars!
One amateur astronomer built his own observatory, and...a set of 8" diameter 350 pound binoculars?!?!?Connors said he also attended conventions and joined the Kanawha Valley Astronomical Society. He wanted his own telescope, but when he learned it would cost about $4,000 to build one, he decided to use his combination of skills to construct his own.
He bought a lens from the society and built his first telescope, an 8-inch, F-6 refractor in a graphite tube on an equatorial mount.
He then built two more telescopes and turned them into a set of 350-pound binoculars with two 6-inch, F-15 refractors.
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He loved using the binoculars and sharing his love for stargazing with others. However, it took an hour and 20 minutes to set them up. He figured the answer to eliminating the cumbersome task would be to build his own observatory.
posted by Tako John @ 6:23 PM
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