The Great Wetherell Refractor

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

So telescopes can be a thing of beauty...a classic design with modern optics from TEC...and functional. There is a write up in Aug/Sep 2011 Australian Sky & Telescope but if anyone missed it here is the link to the website

http://platypusart.com/wetherell/scu...refractor.html

I trust this post will not get moved to the moderator folder then suddenly deleted.

[NorthernLight (Max)]

Thank you Hans for posting this beauty.

[traveller (Bo)]

This is like a lovechild between a Tak and Michaelangelo with a healthy dose of Steampunk thrown in.
The brass details, even the HC. Incredible, work of art.

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

If you navigate further into the website you see another project Tim Wetherell is/was working on. He was commissioned to build for Mt Stromlo Observatory a replacement OTA for the 9" Oddie refractor that was destroyed in the 2003 Canberra bushfires. The replacement he has named the Oddie II Refractor.....sweet

http://platypusart.com/wetherell/sculpture_oddie2.html

[kustard (Simon)]

It's very steampunk isn't it