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Old December 9th 14, 09:04 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Martin Brown
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Default Yee Haa! Ride that telescope - Yerkes 40" is Science image of theweek


Not very high resolution in the free to view version but an interesting
early image of the Yerkes 40" scope during the installation in 1896.

http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/609612/view

It is actually the dec axis being moved into position.

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