World's Largest Amateur Telescope!

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Gary
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World's Largest Amateur Telescope!

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World largest amateur telescope record broken! MUST WATCH! (Thanks Junwei & Dave for the info :))

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=27301024

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Guess S&T mag will do an article on this 70" dob in the future..really pei-fu his ingenuity and hands on in designing such a scope..
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Jay Eads' blog about Mike Clements' record-breaking 70-inch amateur telescope.

http://jaysastronomyobservingblog.blogs ... ector.html
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