Benefits of an ATS Membership

The ATS is an international society with members world-wide.  Members contribute to the preservation of the history of telescopes and optics, and receive  The Object Glass, the newsletter of the Antique Telescope Society, as well as, access to discounted registration for in-person conventions.

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2023 ATS Conference

Destination
Italy

The ATS 2023 Convention Committee is very excited to announce that this year’s convention will once again be a live meeting and that, finally, after years of anticipation, we will be visiting many of the very historic and beautiful observatories and museums in Italy. One major destination will be the Vatican Observatory at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome. For more information go to https://antiquetelescopesociety.org/2023-italy/

2022 Virtual Convention Call for Papers

2022 Virtual Convention Call for Papers

The 2022 Antique Telescope Society Virtual Convention Call for Papers  The 2022 Convention of the Antique Telescope Society will be held online on the weekends of November 12-13 and 19-20, using the Zoom platform once again. We had excellent...

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Travels into Astronomical History with the ATS

Travels into Astronomical History with the ATS

Travels into Astronomical History with the ATS   Presented by: Ken LumDate:2022-07-20     The principles of both refractor and reflector telescopes were invented in the 17th century as shown in my last presentation. Then, the...

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The Virtual Museum is a virtual museum of the history of the telescope that provides an interesting and valuable resource for scholars, educators, and the general public interested in the history of the telescope.