Correcting myself:
And last, the Ultimate Amateur Telescope of All Time! Lord Rosse's 120-inch Reflector, photographed in 1845... http://www.astrosurf.com/re/king_214.jpg
My error! Lord Rosse's Folly was a 72 inch reflector, but was the biggest telescope ever built until the 100 inch on Mt. Wilson (from 1844 until 1917). The tube was 54 feet long and weighed 4 tons. More pictures, links, and a view of the mirror: http://www.arm.ac.uk/history/birr6.html Sterling K. Webb ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
