Rebuilding the Weight Drive for the 8¼-inch Alvan Clark at Seagrave Memorial Observatory

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The Alvan Clark telescope at Seagrave Observatory, circa late 1960's. This is the photo Al used to determine the last known configuration of the working telescope drive system to complete the restoration. The AH-Ha Photo - Tells all.jpg See also Photos from Al Hall & Dick Parker's Clark Telescope Drive Restoration Image by George East

Top image: NGC 3132
Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA

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