Here's a post from 2010 I did on William Herschel from the Smithsonian. His 20 foot scope is on display there. http://jaysastronomyobservingblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/william-herschels-20-... On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:02 PM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
A link to Herschel's behemoth, he observed with.
http://www.fathom.com/feature/122135/index.html
Thanks for the post Jay, it was interesting reading. Didn't Herschel
build the "Behemoth"? I recall it was a newtonian with a metal mirror. The tube was so long, it was held up by scaffolding and to move it to a new object required pulleys and such. That's a far cry from today's goto's :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Eads" <jayleads@gmail.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:25:52 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Happy Birthday William Herschel
Today is William Herschel's birthday. Significant since I am chasing his 2500 objects . . . Here is a nice article on him to enjoy.
http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/4902/william-herschel/
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