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Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute
of Popular Science operated a 10-inch Siderostat-type
Refractor Telescope, with a very prominent solar
observing program for the public, from 1941 to 1991,
and for Astronomy classes until 1994. I managed this
program from 1986 to 1991.

You can go to this web page to see a photograph of the
telescope and learn more about the program:

< http://buhlplanetarium2.tripod.com >

I would be happy to field any specific questions you
may have, regarding the observing program and the
telescope operation.

gaw

>>>Original Message:
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:07:17 -0500 
From: "John Thacker" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Solar Telescope 
To: [log in to unmask] 

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Hello All -
Looking for "Lessons Learned" from institutions that
have a solar 
telescope
exhibit. I've read the archives. I've got 'scope
sources. What I'm 
really
looking for is anecdotal experience about maintenance
issues, "things I
would have done differently", installation issues,
that kind of thing.
Regards,
John

=====
gaw

Glenn A. Walsh
Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] > 
Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.planetarium.cc > 
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago: 
  < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Astronomer & Optician John A. Brashear: 
  < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com > 
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries: 
  < http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc > 
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.incline.cc >


		
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