Dust and Stars
The telescope was built from scrap. Dale Whitmore had found the primary mirror in a dumpster behind an optical shop in Charleston, West Virginia—cracked along one edge but still reflective, still useful. The mount was made from pipe fittings he had scavenged from the scrap yard. The tripod was three-by-four lumber and bicycle wheel bearings. It was ugly. It was imperfect. It was the most...
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