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Telescope Making

We have an active group making telescopes which has culminated in the 30″ Dobsonian Telescope

Open Day at Leighton Observatory on International Year of Astronomy Day, 4th April 2009

The 30″ TROK telescope

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This entry was posted in Telescope Making and tagged 30 inch TROK on Friday, 21st December 2012 by Brendan Martin.

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