The Exhibition Area Dome
Outside the entrance
Another angle
The Renaissance Sundial description
(The natural question here is why don't I have a picture of the Sundial itself?)
These pictures of the scopes were taken December 29, 2007
The 36-inch reflector called "Nellie"
It is in a roll-off dome.
View of the drive
The 20-inch refractor "Rachel"
The optical tube
Closeup of the drive assembly
The very historical 8-inch refractor "Leah" donated by the founder Anthony Chabot
The optical tube assembly
The drives
This is really old - 1883
Our host for the evening - Conrad Jung - astronomer and instructor
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