For the first eight years of its life, the 24-inch was the sole telescope at SBO, and was kept busy seven nights ... the dome offers plenty of elbow room, even after the installation of a false floor ...

Placing the tracking clock within an opening in the pier was a new design by Warner and Swasey ... nearby stone quarries which continues today. The Clark Telescope resides in the "equatorial room" on ...

T3's top pick of best telescope currently is SkyWatcher's Explorer 130M, a motorised option accessible for beginners but with plenty of room to grow. Our second pick, the Celestron StarSense ...