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Fall Tour Photos |
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Thanks to J.R. Manning for the photos |
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The start of any tour requires the requisite tire kicking. Brian and Ed chat with a visitor who came to see the Model A's at the start of the tour |
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A group gathered at Southridge before departure. Only two model A's departed Southridge with the group. The others, who lived along the way, joined the group in progress. |
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Back roads were the order of the day, avoiding the city so everyone could see 45 miles of scenic roadways. |
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Model A's were parked on the south lawn. Note the terra cotta globe above the main enterance. The entire building is covered with stars and signs of the zodiac, along with gargoyles, faces and smiling moon crescents. |
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This photo shows the front facade's fanciful art that adorns the exterior of the observatory. |
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The top of the collumns show the detail that is part of the terra cotta facade of the rest of the buildings |
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Underneath this large 90' dome is the largest refracting telescope in the world. Over 110 years old, the telescope is still in use for astronomical research. It was installed under the main dome in 1897. |
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The telescope is too large to fit in the range of this reporters camera. This is the sky end of the telescope. The 40" lens was ground in 1893 for this scope. The dome rotates on trolley wheels. |
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This is the eyepiece end of the telescope. Note the mounting. The blue pylon is composed of steel and concrete. It is geared and connected to a sidereal drive, which is motorized to move the scope at the same speed as the earth's rotation. |
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Great Lake's member, Jim Gee, is also the administrator of Yerkes Observatory. Here he shows chapter members the project underway, called HWAC. It is an infared photometer that yerkes is building for NASA. The device is scheduled for use in 2006 and will fly into the stratosphere to analyze infared light from the stars. |
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Lee thinks Charles Yerkes looks cold in bronze and loans him a jacket. Note the stunning decor of the collumns. |
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