Back from the brink: Refurbishing the ‘Perseus’ Grubb-Parsons Telescope
For most astronomical societies, refurbishing an historic scope would be a dream come true. David Ettie of Sunderland Astronomical Society reveals how he and his fellow stargazers did just that. While the north east of England is well known for mining and heavy industry, until 1985 it also had a hand in producing quality telescopes,…