Organization:Antique Telescope Society
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Short description: Astronomy society
| Abbreviation | ATS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1992 |
| Founder | Bart Fried[1] |
| Type | Organization |
| Legal status | Society |
| Headquarters | Dahlonega, 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
- ↑ Wingate, Bruce (1993). "Antique Telescope Society's Inaugural Meeting - NASA/ADS". Journal of the Antique Telescope Society 3: 2. Bibcode: 1993JATSo...3....2W. https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1993JATSo...3....2W&db_key=AST&page_ind=0&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_VIEW&classic=YES.
- ↑ "2020 Antique Telescope Society Virtual Conference Presentations and Tours | Night Sky Network". https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=114201.
- ↑ "Wesleyan University begins restoration of antique telescope". The Middletown Press. 10 June 2014. https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Wesleyan-University-begins-restoration-of-antique-11793912.php.
- ↑ "Travels into Astronomical History with the Antique Telescope Society - Livestream" (in en). Bay Area Science Festival. http://www.bayareascience.org/calendar/index.php?eID=31936.
- ↑ "Antique Telescope Society" (in en). Astronomy (magazine). https://astronomy.com/groups.aspx?page=info&groupid=259.
- ↑ Jones, Meg (15 September 2013). "Antique Telescope Society tours observatories, talks shop at annual meeting". Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/telescope-enthusiasts-from-around-world-flock-to-madison-b9998636z1-223833031.html. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ↑ "ATS FAQ: The Journal of the Antique Telescope Society". The Antique Telescope Society. http://www.webari.com/oldscope/atspages/atsfaq02.htm. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ↑ "Remembering Dr. Michael D. Reynolds, 1954 – 2019". Sky & Telescope. 20 November 2019. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/remembering-dr-michael-d-reynolds-1954-2019/.
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