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Clark Reflector
33 cm  (13 inch)

Photo Gallery: Clark

Index:

Summary; History; Current; Technical; Sources; Links:

In brief

Important  Contributions:

Description:
Historical Background

Owners:

  • Harvard University.
  • University of the Orange Free State.

Where  Located:

  • Boyden Arequipa: 1890 - 1927.
  • Boyden Bloemfontein: 1927 - present
Current Information

Present  Location:
Boyden Observatory

Owner:
University of the Free State.

Status:

Condition:
Technical Details

Type: Refractor
Aperture: 13 inch (33 cm)
Focal Length: 189.7 inch (482 cm)
Lens:
Mounting:
Attachments:
Manufacturer: Alvan Clark
Operational History: -1994(?): Maintenance done to telescope by the Bloemfontein Astronomy Society.
Building:

Sources

Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.

Documentation:

Pictorial Sources:

Bibliography:

  • Moore,  P. & Collins, P., Astronomy in Southern Africa, p.122; p.124; p.125. (General Source)
Links
Interesting Links:
Link to Objects Lost and / or Found.
Link to a short History of Astronomy in Southern Africa.
Link to a Time Line to see how Events on this page relates to the bigger time dimension.
Link to view the Achievements and other Interesting Aspects of Southern African Astronomers.
Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources and the Archive.

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