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3rd most powerful refractive Telescope in the world (36 Inch) 1888 Lick Observatory CA 1/2

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http://www.tiltul.com/ 3rd (or 2nd active) most powerful refractive Telescope in the world (36 Inch) 1888 Lick Observatory CA 1/2
The Lick telescope has 36 inch (91.44 cm)Doublet lens, (uncoated), 57 foot long tube, and it weight 17 Tones. It is perfectly balanced and can be easily moved by a single person.
The observatory was constructed between 1876 and 1887, from a bequest from James Lick. who died 1887 a 1 year before the observatory was completed. Lick's body was buried under the future site of the

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  • Great job.

    Ooh, it's a cool observatory. We had one near where i am and then it was blown down by this great storm. The autumn night was real bad, electricity was cut off too.

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