Tauchmann telescope

Tauchmann telescope is a 0.5 m (22-inch) reflector atop the water tank at Huyghens Peak. It is part of the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton.

Tauchmann telescope
Tauchmann telescope dome
Named afterGeorge Tauchmann 
Part ofLick Observatory 
Location(s)Santa Clara County, California
Coordinates37°20′31″N 121°38′25″W
Telescope stylereflecting telescope 
Diameter0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
Location of Tauchmann telescope
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The telescope has been constructed by George Tauchmann, an amateur astronomer from Berkeley, California. In 1937 it was the biggest amateur reflecting telescope in the world.[1] Lick Observatory purchased the telescope in 1950.[2]

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