clark_13i

Clark Reflector
33 cm  (13 inch)
  Clark(33c13i)-09t

Index:

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

Gallery

Clark_33c13i_-01r
Photographer: Chris de Coning, 2006.

Clark(33c13i)Arequipa-01r
Clark Telescope when it was located at Arequipa.
Credit: Sky & Telescope January 2003

Clark(33c13i)Building-01Clark Telescope at Boyden Observatory
Source: Friends of Boyden

Clark_33c13i_-02r
The Clark Telescope before the Friends of Boyden Restored it – circa 1990.

Clark(33c13i)Eye-03r
Photographer: Chris de Coning, 2006