Peter Bassett Boston City Science Center Centre Observatory Planetarium museum of science baseball Astronomy dome Massachusetts USA Suspension bridge skyline
Peter Bassett Boston City Science Center Centre Observatory Planetarium museum of science baseball Astronomy dome Massachusetts USA suspension bridge skyline marina
Peter Bassett Boston City Science Center Centre Observatory Planetarium museum of science baseball Astronomy dome Massachusetts USA suspension bridge skyline marina
Peter Bassett Boston City Science Center Centre Observatory Planetarium museum of science baseball Astronomy dome Massachusetts USA earth rotation proof Foucault pendulum
Peter Bassett Wernher Von Braun Astronomical Society observatory Huntsville Alabama USA VBAS amateur planetarium dome astronomy Apollo German Rocket Scientist
Peter Bassett Adler Planetarium Chicago Illinois USA sundial astronomy stars building dome
Description
The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today Adler was founded and built in 1930 by the philanthropist Max Adler, with the assistance of the first director of the planetarium. Located on Northerly Island, it is a part of Chicago's Museum Campus along with the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. For its design, architect Ernest A. Grunsfeld, Jr. was awarded the gold medal of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1931. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
Peter Bassett The Clarke Telescope Dome Percival Lowell Observatory Flagstaff Arizona Refractor Telescope Mars Observing Martian Canals Astronomy Astronomical Pluto Astronomer Astronomy
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The Clarke Telescope Dome. The Observatory's original 24-inch (0.61 m) Alvan Clark Telescope is still in use today for public education. Lowell Observatory hosts 70,000 visitors per year at their Steele Visitors Center who take guided daytime tours and view various wonders of the night sky through the Clark Telescope and other telescopes. It was founded in 1894 by astronomer Percival Lowell, and run for a time by his third cousin Guy Lowell of Boston's well-known Lowell family. The current trustee of Lowell Observatory is William Lowell Putnam, grandnephew of founder Percival Lowell and son of long-time trustee Roger Putnam.
Peter Bassett Lick Observatory California USA near San Fransisco dome astronomy astronomical Mt Hamilton Mountain
Description
Lick Observatory is located on 4200' Mt. Hamilton in the Diablo Range, east of San Jose, California. Largest among its nine research-grade telescopes is the Shane 3-meter Reflector, active since 1960. The 3-meter is in operation every clear night of the year, used by many different astronomers from within the UC system for a variety of projects ranging from observations of our solar system to distant galaxies. UC astronomers, using the telescopes on Mt. Hamilton have contributed to virtually every area of optical and infrared astronomy.
Peter Bassett Percival Lowell Observatory Flagstaff Arizona 28 inch Refractor Telescope Mars Observing Martian Canals Astronomy Astronomical Pluto Astronomer dome
Peter Bassett Mount Mountain Palomar Observatory Dome 200 inch Astronomy Astronomical California USA reflector telescope Isaac Newton Edmund Hale Mirror Interferometer baseline
Peter Bassett Hill Top Dome at Sacramento Peak Observatory New Mexico, Solar Observatory Physics Sun Sunspot Sunspots, Astrophysics
Description
This picture shows the Hilltop Dome, which sits near the top of the hill. As with the Evans Solar Facility, the roof of the building (with the doors in it) can rotate around to allow the telescope to see the Sun anywhere in the sky. This telescope is used for taking patrol images of the whole Sun. Such images are taken for discovering when something interesting is happening on the Sun, such as a solar flare, and to have a record of what the Sun looks like every day. One of the patrol tasks of the Hilltop Dome is to film the Sun all the time. This image is stored regularly for later study, and is also fed into the local TV system, so everybody who lives in Sunspot (the village that is Sacramento Peak Observatory) can see what the Sun looks like on his or her own TV set. This image is also on display on one of the monitors just inside the entrance to the Vacuum Tower. The Hilltop Dome was completed in 1963. It is not open to the public.
Peter Bassett Lick Observatory California USA near San Fransisco dome astronomy astronomical Mt Hamilton
Description
Lick Observatory is located on 4200' Mt. Hamilton in the Diablo Range, east of San Jose, California. Largest among its nine research-grade telescopes is the Shane 3-meter Reflector, active since 1960. The 3-meter is in operation every clear night of the year, used by many different astronomers from within the UC system for a variety of projects ranging from observations of our solar system to distant galaxies. UC astronomers, using the telescopes on Mt. Hamilton have contributed to virtually every area of optical and infrared astronomy.
Peter Bassett Mt Palomar Observatory California USA astronomical astronomy 200 inch diameter mirror telescope reflector built in 1947 horseshoe mount dome
Peter Bassett Mt Palomar Observatory California USA astronomical astronomy 200 inch diameter mirror telescope reflector built in 1947 horseshoe mount dome
Peter Bassett Roswell Astronomical astronomy planetarium alien town 1947 flying saucer crash incident UFO Robert H Goddard first liquid fuel rocket scientist
Peter Bassett Boston City Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science MIT dome library Isaac Newton Galileo Astronomy Kepler William Herschel La Grange mathematics mathematicians
Peter Bassett Boston City Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science MIT dome library Isaac Newton Galileo Astronomy Kepler William Herschel La Grange mathematics mathematicians
Peter Bassett Boston City Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science MIT dome library Isaac Newton Galileo Astronomy Kepler William Herschel La Grange mathematics mathematicians
Description
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the world's leading universities in engineering and science and one of two internationally prominent universities in Cambridge (the other being Harvard). Maclaurin Building The institute was chartered in Boston in 1861 and moved to its current site along the Charles River Basin in 1916. The campus is 168 acres or almost 70 hectare large and contains a large number of architecturally interesting buildings.
Peter Bassett Mobile Planetarium Control Console The Astronomy Roadshow star projector 7.4mt dome diameter seated. Home made star projector based on green laser diffraction technology, random stars & nebulae can be produced as well as an accurate portrayal of the night sky. Simulated Nebulae & Galaxies are projected via LED lights through a quartz crystal & diffraction grating. Projector built Dec 2008 by Peter Bassett of The Astronomy Roadshow.
Peter Bassett planetarium projector astronomy lecture Huntsville Alabama globe sphere control desk stitched image with no distortion Wernher Von Braun Astronomical Society VBAS
Peter Bassett Kitt Peak Observatory Site near Tucson Arizona USA astronomy telescope dome high altitude road astronomical blue sky panoramic scene wide angle solar
Peter Bassett Adler Planetarium Chicago Illinois USA astronomy projectors dome deep space exploration
Description
The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today Adler was founded and built in 1930 by the philanthropist Max Adler, with the assistance of the first director of the planetarium. Located on Northerly Island, it is a part of Chicago's Museum Campus along with the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. For its design, architect Ernest A. Grunsfeld, Jr. was awarded the gold medal of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1931. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
Peter Bassett Adler Planetarium Chicago Illinois USA astronomy projectors dome deep space exploration
Description
The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today Adler was founded and built in 1930 by the philanthropist Max Adler, with the assistance of the first director of the planetarium. Located on Northerly Island, it is a part of Chicago's Museum Campus along with the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. For its design, architect Ernest A. Grunsfeld, Jr. was awarded the gold medal of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1931. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
Peter Bassett Mount Mountain Palomar Observatory 200 inch Astronomy Astronomical California USA reflector telescope Isaac Newton Edmund Hale Mirror Eyepiece
Peter Bassett Yerkes Observatory Lake Geneva Chicago Illinois USA home of the World's largest refractor telescope of 40" Dome eyepiece end digital camera CCD
Peter Bassett Yerkes Observatory Lake Geneva Chicago Illinois USA home of the World's largest refractor telescope of 40" Dome eyepiece end digital camera CCD
Peter Bassett Mount Mountain Palomar Observatory 200 inch Astronomy Astronomical California USA reflector telescope Isaac Newton Edmund Hale Mirror Eyepiece NOTE 24MB TIFF file available
Peter Bassett Yerkes Observatory Lake Geneva Chicago Illinois USA home of the World's largest refractor telescope of 40" Dome eyepiece end digital camera CCD
Peter Bassett Apache Point Observatory Sacramento Peak New Mexico Laser Reflector NASA Telescope Astronomy 3.6mt Infra red telescope
Description
Infrared telescope. The Astrophysical Research Consortium infrared telescope at New Mexico, USA. This reflecting telescope uses a 3.5 metre diam- eter mirror to focus the signal, giving a sharper image than a lens. The detector picks up infrared radiation, which scatters less than visible light and extends the telescope's view. The telescope is operated almost exclusively by remote control, allowing different observers based across the USA to share the facility on any given night. It is located at Apache Point, on the summit of a mountain in southern New Mexico.
Peter Bassett Christa McAuliffe Planetarium Concord New Hampshire USA Teacher space shuttle Challenger accident 1986 Pyramid blue sky 80's style hair
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Concord, New Hampshire is where the first teacher in space was living and working. She was picked to go on Flight 51L in 1986, the Challenger space shuttle that exploded 81 seconds after launch. These trees are now fully grown and is hard to see the planetarium building now unless you are in a glider.
Peter Bassett Boston City Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science MIT dome library
Description
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the world's leading universities in engineering and science and one of two internationally prominent universities in Cambridge (the other being Harvard). Maclaurin Building The institute was chartered in Boston in 1861 and moved to its current site along the Charles River Basin in 1916. The campus is 168 acres or almost 70 hectare large and contains a large number of architecturally interesting buildings.
Peter Bassett Mt Palomar Observatory California USA astronomical astronomy 200 inch diameter mirror telescope reflector built in 1947 eyepiece stitched image
Peter Bassett Mt Palomar Observatory California USA astronomical astronomy 200 inch diameter mirror telescope reflector built in 1947 Ariel view from a glider
Peter Bassett Mt Wilson mountain observatory telescope astronomy California USA 100 inch Hale reflector Edwin Hubble Big Bang discovery Albert Einstein expanding universe
Peter Bassett Mt Wilson mountain observatory telescope astronomy California USA 100 inch Hale reflector Edwin Hubble Big Bang discovery Albert Einstein expanding universe
Peter Bassett Mt Palomar Observatory California USA astronomical astronomy 200 inch diameter mirror telescope reflector built in 1947 Ariel view from a glider. Lake Henshaw mountain
Description
Palomar Observatory with the Mexican border in the distance. Lake Henshaw is on the top right.
Peter Bassett Mt Wilson mountain mount observatory telescope astronomy California USA Pasadena solar reflector reflecting sun observing tower projection room control room
Peter Bassett Mt Wilson mountain mount observatory telescope astronomy California USA Pasadena solar reflector reflecting sun observing tower projection room control room NOTE 50MB version available
Peter Bassett Very Large Array, New Mexico Interferometry Radio Astronomy VLA VLBA SETI Radio Telescope Observatory Astronomy communications dish railway track
Peter Bassett Very Large Array, New Mexico Interferometry Radio Astronomy VLA VLBA SETI Radio Telescope Observatory Astronomy communications dish railway track
Peter Bassett Very Large Array, New Mexico Interferometry Radio Astronomy VLA VLBA SETI Radio Telescope Observatory Astronomy communications dish railway track
Peter Bassett Very Large Array, New Mexico Interferometry Radio Astronomy VLA VLBA SETI Radio Telescope Observatory Astronomy communications dish railway track NRAO
Peter Bassett William Hershel Refractor Telescope Eyepiece Bath Slough Planet Uranus discovery Astronomy Astronomer Science Museum London South Kensington Solar System
Peter Bassett William Hershel Refractor Telescope Eyepiece Bath Slough Planet Uranus discovery Astronomy Astronomer Science Museum London South Kensington Solar System
Peter Bassett Sacramento Peak Observatory New Mexico Vacuum Telescope NASA Sun Solar Observing Sunspot Astronomy research discovery NOTE 50MB TIFF VERSION AVAILABLE
Peter Bassett Very Large Array, New Mexico Interferometry Radio Astronomy VLA VLBA SETI Radio Telescope Observatory Astronomy communications dish track polarised sky Antenna receiver
