Chabot's meridian transit telescope
<ul><li>Type - Transit telescope</li>
<li>Maker - Fauth &amp; Co., 1885</li>
<li>Aperture – 4 inches</li>
<li>Focal Length –</li>
<li>Mount – Double Pier Transit</li>
<li>Usage Intent – popular and educational use / time determination</li></ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabot_Space_and_Science_Center" class="extiw" title="en:Chabot Space and Science Center">Chabot Space and Science Center</a>'s meridian transit telescope, built by Fauth, 1885. Note the observer's chair between the piers, and the narrow opening in the wall and roof for access to the sky. Because the telescope observes only in the meridian, no rotating dome is necessary.
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23 December 2006 (original upload date)
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