10” refractor is pretty good sized for a club. Probably doesn’t fit in the backseat of a Tesla!
Nope. It’s housed in a dome. When we were building the observatory, we were waiting forever for the dome. There weren’t any to be had in the size we needed.
Finally, the manufacturer called and said one became available, do we want it?
Yup, we wanted it!
The dome was originally slated to go to Iran.
Due to a trade embargo put in place by President Reagan, we ended up with it.
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