Comments on: Amateur astronomers and their crazily expensive telescopes

Question: Amateur astronomers and their crazily expensive telescopes

CKZ — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:35:26 -0800

Amateur astronomers and their crazily expensive telescopes. I remember reading about them at, I think, Wired's website, but I can't find the article. It wasn't a normal article, but more of a gallery with photos of the astronomers and theirs telescopes, including samples of their work. Please help me find it!

Of course I tried searching with Google and Wired's built-in search, but I just can't find it.

By: MtDewd

MtDewd — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:34:50 -0800

Probably not the site you're remembering, but in southern VT there's Stellafane.
All kinds of fun stuff there.

By: CKZ

CKZ — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:45:49 -0800

Indeed, that's not it. The people interviewed had their telescopes built into (or next to) their houses.

By: rdhatt

rdhatt — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:21:16 -0800

Found it! I knew what you were talking about and drove me nuts that I couldn't find it easily. Interestingly, I found it via The Bad Astronomy blog:

http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/08/gallery_telescopes

By: CKZ

CKZ — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:00:48 -0800

Yes! Thank you very much, rdhatt!

By: MtDewd

MtDewd — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:42:03 -0800

Those are some impressive telescopes.
I used to see John Chumack (first image on the Wired link) selling his photographs at craft shows. Really nice work.