See it up close in Unboxed: The Collection Unpacked, On display until 13 July 2025: Nelson Provincial Museum
As we look to the skies this Matariki, discover the story of Albert Jones (1920–2013) – a legendary Stoke-based stargazer who dedicated his life to observing the stars.
🔭 On display now at Nelson Provincial Museum is Lesbet, the homemade telescope Jones built in 1947. With it, he observed more than 500,000 variable stars, discovered two comets, and even identified a supernova -all from his backyard.
📍 See it up close in Unboxed: The Collection Unpacked
🗓 On display until 13 July 2025
🔗 Plan your visit: nelsonmuseum.co.nz/whats-on-1/current-exhibitions
📸 Albert Jones with his self-built telescope. Martin de Ruyter, 1994.
Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson Mail Collection: NN2016.8 C20524
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