Direct view on the plate holder of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope. Engraved on the holder is "J.W. FECKER. / PITTSBURG. PA: / 1931". The telescope tube is covered by a white shroud. A hand controller can be seen below the plate holder. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original institution reference: PLB20_08_2103.
The plate holder at the Newtonian focus of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope
Item details
Creation date:
1891-1994
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
The original material is located in Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Reference:
EAP1190/1/7/10/8
Level:
Item
Extent:
1
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This item is part of
- Project EAP1190:
- Collection EAP1190/1:
- Collection EAP1190/1/7:
- File EAP1190/1/7/10:
- Item EAP1190/1/7/10/8:
