Markree Observatory telescope. This observatory was constructed at Markree Castle,County Sligo,Ireland,by Colonel Edward Joshua Cooper (1798-1863),after inheriting the castle from his father in 1830. It was said to be the most richly furnished private observatory of the time. This telescope is the 13-inch Cauchoix objective (25-foot focal length,among the largest lenses used at the time). First acquired by Cooper in 1831,it was initially mounted on a wooden framework,but later (1834) it was placed on the equatorial mount shown here. This was itself on a pier that took the form of a pyramid of black marble blocks | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Royal Astronomical Society |
Bildgröße: | 3575 px × 4955 px |
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