Merz und Mahler Telescope

May 6, 2008 at 11:33 PM
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This is the original telescope of the Cincinnati Observatory, the 1842 Merz und Mahler 12-inch refractor. The telescope is shown in its parked position -- straight up to help avoid bending of the wooden optical tube by gravity. The telescope is in fine operating order and continues in use today. Photo by James Guilford

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