Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Meteorites and Books at Ebay

2006-10-11 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Got Big Scope Fever? Maybe you'd just like to try out a Big Scope, or look through one once in a while. Hmm. Big scope, huh? How big? Well, the original 60 inch at Mount Wilson is a Public Telescope! Today the 60 inch telescope is used for public outreach. Eyepieces are fitted to its

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Meteorites and Books at Ebay

2006-10-11 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Correcting myself: And last, the Ultimate Amateur Telescope of All Time! Lord Rosse's 120-inch Reflector, photographed in 1845... http://www.astrosurf.com/re/king_214.jpg My error! Lord Rosse's Folly was a 72 inch reflector, but was the biggest telescope ever built until the 100 inch on