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Project STAR telescope: cutaway view and makeshift mount

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Cutaway of the Project STAR telescope (www.sciencefirst.com/vw_prdct_mdl.asp?mdl_cd=6540000), showing the plastic primary lens (with circular aperture to block out spherical aberrations) and foam-mounted eyepiece. Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.


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Cuesta College Astronomy 210L student Jason looks through a Project STAR telescope, with a floor lamp used as an ad hoc mount. Photo by J. McFarland (Cuesta College Astrophoto Pool).

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