Observation by Alan Thomas: William Herschel's 40' Telescope

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2022 Apr 03 - 10:49

Uploaded

2022 Apr 09 - 20:46

Objects

Historical
Observatory
The Earth

Equipment

Samsung Galaxy A21s

Location

Herschel Museum, Bath, Somerset, UK

Target name

William Herschel's 40' Telescope

Title

William Herschel's 40' Telescope

About this image

Another image of the magnificent scale model of William Herschel's iconic 40' telescope, located at the Herschel Museum, 19 New King Street, Bath, Somerset, UK. Can any amateur astronomer fail to identify with Herschel, a man who made his own telescopes, made his observations from his garden (in Bath and Slough), and who not only discovered a planet (Uranus) but attempted to map the structure of our galaxy? Assisted, of course, by his devoted sister, Caroline, a formidable observational Astronomer in her own right. Herschel's ambitious vision and dogged determination in the face of obstacles we can barely appreciate, marks him out, for me at least, as an astronomical hero.

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