Tauchmann telescope

Tauchmann telescope is a 0.5 m (22-inch) reflector atop the water tank at Huyghens Peak. It is part of the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton.

Tauchmann telescope
Tauchmann telescope dome
Named afterGeorge Tauchmann Edit this on Wikidata
Part ofLick Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)Santa Clara County, California
Coordinates37°20′31″N 121°38′25″W
Telescope stylereflecting telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
Tauchmann telescope is located in the United States
Tauchmann telescope
Location of Tauchmann telescope
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The telescope has been constructed by George Tauchmann, an amateur astronomer from Berkeley, California. In 1937 it was the biggest amateur reflecting telescope in the world.[1] Lick Observatory purchased the telescope in 1950.[2]

References
  1. Amateur and Amateurs, 1937
  2. Report from the Lick Observatory, University of California
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