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The Great Refractor at Yerkes Observatory, Scott Busby

The Great Refractor at Yerkes Observatory

The Great Refractor at Yerkes Observatory, Scott Busby

The Great Refractor at Yerkes Observatory

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This is an image of the Great 40-inch Refractor telescope located in the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA I took this photo while standing on the observatory floor during my visit there last week. The Yerkes Observatory will close on 1 Oct 2018. Outcome of the observatory, its archives, and its telescope is uncertain. The great refractor went into service in 1897 and remains the world's largest refractor telescope.

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The Great Refractor at Yerkes Observatory, Scott Busby