Guy builds off-the-hook $20,000 telescope in his yard

by Laura Domela

We’ve seen some creative DIY projects over time, but this one could be moving to the top of the MacGyver leaderboard. Discovered by a Reddit exchange over some amazing space photos, it turns out the photos weren’t taken by some mountaintop observatory, but rather by a regular guy, with a not-so-regular telescope worth $20,000 he built in his back yard.
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Guy builds off-the-hook $20,000 telescope in his yard

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