Observatory housing Chabot's historic 8" Alvan Clark refractor telescope at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, Ca.

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Observatory housing Chabot's historic 8" Alvan Clark refractor telescope, the original 1883 instrument donated by founder Anthony Chabot. In 1883, Anthony Chabot, a successful hydraulic engineer and provider of water to the City of Oakland, agreed to fund an 8-inch telescope. Mr. Chabot subsequently funded the new observatory as well, which opened in downtown Oakland on November 24th of the same year.

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Size: 3992px × 5976px
Location: Chabot Space & Science Center Oakland, California USA
Photo credit: © M2 Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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