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The Hartness Telescope

February 2004 | By Dan Lorraine
The Hartness Telescope The Hartness telescope, constructed in 1910 is a 10" Brashear refractor where the observer is complete enclosed in a heated observing room. The telescope is accessed from by an underground tunnel from the house.

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