Phil Shepherdson’s home-made nine-inch reflecting telescope

Made:
1968 in Yorkshire
maker:
Phil Shepherdson

Reflecting telescope, 9-inch aperture with cradle, stand, and base. Home-made by Phil Shepherdson, England. Constructed using recycled materials (catering food cans, coat hangar wire, and carborundum-ground glass mirror) 1967-69 (see note field)

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
2017-20
Materials:
glass and steel (metal)
type:
telescope - newtonian
credit:
Phil Shepherdson