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Lowell Observatory Looks to the Public for Help in Restoring the World-Famous 24 Inch Clark Refractor
Posted by Guy Pirro
on 3/16/2013 10:01 AM
In 1895, Lowell Observatory founder Percival Lowell commissioned the Alvan Clark and Sons firm of Cambridgeport, Massachusetts to build a state-of-the-art 24 inch refracting telescope. Percival Lowell initially used the telescope to further his legendary theories about intelligent life on Mars, research that brought worldwide attention to Lowell Observatory. In the 1960s, a team of scientists and artists used the Clark Telescope to create detailed maps of the moon in support of America's manned voyages to the moon. After 117 years of service, the massive Clark Telescope needs an overhaul so it can continue to be the centerpiece of the Lowell Observatory public program for the next century. Raising $257,000 will enable improvements that are necessary to keep the telescope in operation. The observatory is looking to the public for help.
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