Fitz Equatorial Telescope

The Fitz Equatorial Telescope was purchased around1860 from the instrument maker Henry Fitz of New York City. Its objective lens is thirteen inches in diameter, with a focal length of just over fifteen feet. Although a relatively large telescope by mid-nineteenth century standards, defects in its construction and the limited budget of the Observatory led to its finding little use in astronomical research. When the Dudley Observatory moved to a new location in 1893, it was given away. In the 1990s, its lens was acquired by Arunah Hill Natural Science Center of Cummington, Mass. There it was remounted and put into use for public astronomical observation.

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