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ATS - Member Website Page Index
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Following is a list of links to websites or pages owned or operated by ATS members that contain
information about antique telescopes, books, postcards, astronomy history, and other
related topics.
- Lenny Abbey, Georgia
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The Complete Amateur Astronomer - Has historic notes and articles
about fameous amateur astronomers, antique telescopes, and many selected astronomy links.
- Peter Abrahams, Oregon
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The history of the telescope & the binocular - Includes historic notes and articles
about antique telescopes and binoculars as well as a wide variety of observatory and
telescope images.
- Larry Adkins, California
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The Observatory Photographs -
website has photographs from a number of historic observatories visited by the author.
- John Briggs, New Mexico
- Images of part of John's collection from
the Willie Koorts' Astronomical History site.
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John with 60mm Merz refractor.
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6-inch Fitz refractor (w/clickable close-up).
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5-inch Alvan Clark refractor (w/clickable close-up).
- Bart Fried, Pennsylvania
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The History of Erard Matthiessen's 8" HENRY GILES FITZ Refractor - Housed at the
observatory of the Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers.
- Barry Malpas, New Jersey
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History of Women in Astronomy (pre-1950) - List containing short bios; books authored by
and biographies about; and Internet links.
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Antique Astronomy Postcards - several scanned old observatory postcard images.
- Jon Slaton, Illinois
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Sirius Observatory - Includes equipment page (4 and 6-inch Alvan Clarks), photos
(equipment, animated 1994 annular eclipse, Mercury transit 1999, etc.), and
restoration (Warner Swasey Mount for 6-1/4", 3" F15 Bardou, and 10" Coelostat).
If you are an ATS member and have an antique telescope related website
or page that you would like to share, please email
njastro@erols.com with your the URL, name, page subject and short descriptive
sentence. I will be happy to put up your link. - BDM
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