#  Seeing the Universe (1990-1999) 

 



**Presentation Date:** Tuesday, March 20, 1990

**Location:** Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL

A permanent exhibit comparing astronomical observatories of the late 19th and late 20th centuries. Features a mock-up of the Dearborn Observatory, Chicago, ca. 1880, with its original refracting telescope (once the world's largest), side-by-side with a modern, working, observing station capable of operating the ARC telescope on Apache Point, New Mexico. With a hands-on telescope micrometer and interactive video.



 



 

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