Description: Now this is what you think of when someone says “big telescope”. While it is not the largest in the world, it is world-class and over 100 years old.
It’s the 60″ telescope at Mount Wilson just outside of LA. Carried up on the back of donkey in 1907-8, this fine instrument was used to make a number of important discoveries, such as that our sun is not at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
More info on the creation and history of the telescope can be found here.
Location: Mount Wilson Observatory, Los Angeles County, California, USA, North America
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