Antique Telescope Society

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Antique Telescope Society
AbbreviationATS
Formation1992
FounderBart Fried [1]
TypeOrganization
Legal statusSociety
HeadquartersDahlonega, Georgia, USA
President
 Michael D. Reynolds
Website http://www.oldscope.org

The Antique Telescope Society (ATS) is a society for people interested in antique telescopes, [2] binoculars, instruments, books, atlases, etc. [3] It was established in 1992 [4] and presently based in Virginia, the USA. [5]

The society has an annual meeting. [6] It also publishes the Journal of the Antique Telescope Society [7] and has an active email list. The American astronomer Michael D. Reynolds was the President of the Antique Telescope Society. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Wingate, Bruce (1993). "Antique Telescope Society's Inaugural Meeting - NASA/ADS". Journal of the Antique Telescope Society. 3: 2. Bibcode:1993JATSo...3....2W.
  2. ↑ "2020 Antique Telescope Society Virtual Conference Presentations and Tours | Night Sky Network". nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov.
  3. ↑ "Wesleyan University begins restoration of antique telescope". The Middletown Press . 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Travels into Astronomical History with the Antique Telescope Society - Livestream". Bay Area Science Festival .
  5. ↑ "Antique Telescope Society". Astronomy.com. Astronomy (magazine) . Archived from the original on 3 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Jones, Meg (15 September 2013). "Antique Telescope Society tours observatories, talks shop at annual meeting". Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "ATS FAQ: The Journal of the Antique Telescope Society". The Antique Telescope Society. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Remembering Dr. Michael D. Reynolds, 1954 – 2019". Sky & Telescope . 20 November 2019.


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