Antique Telescope Society
AbbreviationATS
Formation1992
FounderBart Fried[1]
TypeOrganization
Legal statusSociety
HeadquartersDahlonega, Georgia, USA
President
Michael D. Reynolds
Websitehttp://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) .
  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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