Some weeks ago I was rummaging through a box, at one of our local car boot sales.
I found an intriguing item.
It appeared to be a fountain pen, but on closer examination it opened out into a small refractor.
It works well considering the 1/2 inch aperture of the objective glass.
I christened it The Mighty Atom.
Last night the clouds were sauntering once again around Pembrokeshire, and the Moon low on our neighbour's trees, could occasionally be glimpsed.
I grabbed the Mighty Atom, put it over the lens of the digicam and captured this shot.
Also I have found, that if you reverse the scope and look through the objective glass, it makes a really handy microscope..
If you ever happen upon a box full of dubious junk, and see a Mighty Atom, buy it...you won't be disappointed.
**This post was originally published on July 8th 2011. Eleven years ago! ...... Time, it seems, does fly!
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