Introducing Sky & Telescope's 6-inch Pluto Globe p The accessory tray is held by a hand-carved ironwood hand. the original SkyScanner he got the optics from. And it turns heads at every star party he takes it to. He reports: "People's reactions are mostly of amazement and admiration. Sometimes it can be rather embarrassing. It sort of makes me feel like a celebrity at times when people look at it, leave, and then bring someone else over to see it. I do love to see the reactions and smiles it brings to people that come to look at it, though." Brent entered the scope into the Washington State Fair and won Grand Champion for woodworking with it. That's no surprise. It certainly wins my grand prize, too, for its sheer fun and immense creativity. ¢ Contributing Editor JERRY OLTION has built a couple of nice-looking scopes, but none as beautiful as this. SHARE YOUR INNOVATION º Do you have a telescope or ATM observing accessory that S&T readers would enjoy knowing about? Email your projects to Jerry Oltion at j.oltion@sff.net. The S&T Pluto Globe $24.95 plus shipping ORDER YOURS NOW! This beautifully detailed 6-inch (15-cm) globe lets you explore amazing Pluto as revealed by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. The globe's full-color mosaic utilizes more than 125 images and shows details as small as 1 mile (1½ km) across. Each globe comes complete with a clear, freestanding base and an information card describing key Pluto facts and how the globe was made. Get one of these very affordable globes for yourself or for a Pluto-lover you know. This is the best view of Clyde Tombaugh's remarkable discovery that we'll have for decades to come! 888-253-0230 shopatsky.com s k y a n d t e l e s c o p e .c o m * MAY 2017 73http://www.obsessiontelescopes.com http://www.shopatsky.com http://www.skyandtelescope.com