Aberdeen Astronomical Society

04/09/2026

The history behind a type of telescope many of us use.

02/09/2026

Fingers crossed 🤞

26/08/2026

18/08/2026

Something to ponder.

10/08/2026

Just in case you don’t already have solar viewing equipment

05/08/2026

Fascinating

24/04/2026

At the just-completed 2026 Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF — April 10th & 11th), our Tele Vue booth contained a curated exhibit honoring some of the varied interests of our founder, Albert Nagler. This exhibit included items spanning over a century of time. For instance, we had Al’s Alvan Clark & Sons 4″ f/15 refractor from 1882 and Al’s homemade “Snake Coffin” 8″ folded Petzval refractor from 1982. From 1980 were Al’s personal C8 “Orange Tube” SCT and the prototype of his original Nagler 13mm eyepiece. More recent items included a prototype of the NASA / Southwest Research Institute PUNCH lens from 2022 and his Apollo 11mm commemorative eyepiece from 2019. We also had a slide show and a video loop of Al giving his “I Thank My Lucky Stars” presentation, describing how serendipitous life events intertwined, allowing him to achieve all he had in his career.

Our latest blog post, Tribute to Al Nagler at NEAF 2026, is a review of this exhibit and the Tribute Banner that many signed. Please read and share using this shortened link:

https://tinyurl.com/TVOFBALNAGLERNEAF26