40-foot Telescope - Reconstruction

Reconstruction

In 2012 the BBC Stargazing Live television programme built a replica of the 40-foot telescope using Herschel's original plans but modern materials. It is to be considered a close modern approximation rather than an exact replica. A modern glass mirror was used, the frame uses metal scaffolding and the tube is a sewer pipe. The telescope was unveiled on the programme in January 2013 and stands on the art, design and technology campus of the University of Derby where it will be used for educational purposes.