Tauchmann telescope
![]() Tauchmann telescope dome | |
Named after | George Tauchmann ![]() |
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Part of | Lick Observatory ![]() |
Location(s) | Santa Clara County, California |
Coordinates | 37°20′31″N 121°38′25″W / 37.34188751°N 121.64024594°WCoordinates: 37°20′31″N 121°38′25″W / 37.34188751°N 121.64024594°W ![]() |
Telescope style | reflecting telescope ![]() |
Diameter | 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) ![]() |
![]() ![]() Location of Tauchmann telescope | |
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Tauchmann telescope is a 0.5 m (22-inch) reflector atop the water tank at Huyghens Peak. It is part of the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton.
The telescope has been constructed by , an amateur astronomer from Berkeley, California. In 1937 it was the biggest amateur reflecting telescope in the world.[1] Lick Observatory purchased the telescope in 1950.[2]
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- Lick Observatory
- Optical telescopes