Building Thirty Future Astronomers
- Bryan Delodder
- 1 day ago
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This spring, members of the Hamilton Centre of the RASC gathered at the Ten Telescopes workshop to build something special: the first ten of thirty Skyward 200 telescopes for the Young Galileos program.
The photos tell the story. Volunteers spent their weekends assembling tripods, fitting components, and transforming boxes of parts into rows of finished telescopes destined for young astronomers and their families.
What makes this project particularly exciting is that these aren't toy telescopes or simplified educational models. Each Skyward 200 is built around a premium 200mm parabolic mirror from GSO—optics trusted by astronomers around the world. Combined with an open-source design and modern manufacturing techniques, the result is a telescope capable of delivering serious views of the Moon, planets, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies for many years to come.
The Young Galileos program is about much more than equipment. Students work alongside experienced mentors, learn the night sky, and become part of the astronomy community. These telescopes are simply the vehicle that will carry them on that journey.
What makes these images special is knowing that every telescope shown here was built by volunteers for someone they haven't met yet. Experienced astronomers donating their time so that thirty young people can experience the excitement of discovering the universe for themselves.
At Ten Telescopes, we're honoured that the Skyward 200 was chosen for this program, and we're grateful to the Hamilton Centre RASC members whose enthusiasm and effort brought these telescopes to life.
Thirty telescopes.
Thirty families.
Countless nights under the stars.
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