The original instrument to occupy the 25-foot diameter dome was the 10.5-inch Bausch refracting telescope (f/15.5) installed in the brand new observatory in 1953. Bausch & Lomb Company gave the ...

How much color should I be able to see in sky objects through a 10-inch telescope? Dennis Holt Concordia, Kansas Unfortunately, when you look at distant galaxies and nebulae, you won't see much ...

Van Vleck Observatory has three onsite telescopes housed in domes as well as a portable 10 inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain donated by the Fiducia family of Middletown and several smaller portable ...