Via Flickr:
In 1874 the New South Wales Government Astronomer H. C. Russell acquired this 11.4 inch telescope for the observation of double stars from the optician and instrument maker, Hugo Schroeder. The telescope has a focal length of 12 feet 6 inches (F13.1)
Read more: www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=258726
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Thursday, 4 August 2011
Sydney Observatory 29cm Refractor
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