Posted on Apr 15, 2023
The Cincinnati Observatory celebrates telescope's 178th 'birthday'
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Dean Regas is hoping for clear skies tonight. That's so he can open the dome for a special night at the Cincinnati Observatory.
Today marks the anniversary of the first use of the Mitchel telescope. Regas says the mahogany and brass telescope was built in Germany and shipped to Cincinnati in 1845.
"Having a wooden telescope that's been in Cincinnati exposed to the weather of Cincinnati for 178 years, and the fact it still works, and incredibly well, is a testament to how amazing this telescope is," he says. "It's a work of art, and a work of science."
Today marks the anniversary of the first use of the Mitchel telescope. Regas says the mahogany and brass telescope was built in Germany and shipped to Cincinnati in 1845.
"Having a wooden telescope that's been in Cincinnati exposed to the weather of Cincinnati for 178 years, and the fact it still works, and incredibly well, is a testament to how amazing this telescope is," he says. "It's a work of art, and a work of science."
The Cincinnati Observatory celebrates telescope's 178th 'birthday'
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."When we look at the moon through this telescope, you can see the craters up close, you can see the mountain ridges. You can see the rings of Saturn, the moons of Jupiter."
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The Observatory is having a party Friday. Weather permitting, Regas says they'll look at Venus and Orion."
..."When we look at the moon through this telescope, you can see the craters up close, you can see the mountain ridges. You can see the rings of Saturn, the moons of Jupiter."
RELATED: These are the cosmic events an astronomer looks forward to in 2023
The Observatory is having a party Friday. Weather permitting, Regas says they'll look at Venus and Orion."
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