Visited the 200

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All shot with K-5iis.

First, the view from my backyard:



w/ DA 55-300


The drive up:



w/ DA 55-300


On the grounds:



w/ Sigma 17-50


You are there:



w/ Sigma 17-50


The tour inside the dome at ground level, stairs in background lead to telescope floor:



w/ Sigma 17-50


The telescope floor:



w/ DA 10-17


Up more stairs to the catwalk (dome rotation) level:



w/ DA 10-17


Another view from the catwalk:



w/ DA 10-17


Final shot inside the dome:



w/ DA 10-17






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Lucky you, looks fantastic!

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Thank you!





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Wow! As a kid I read about that telescope and was amazed at the size of the mirror and what was being discovered by it. Now we've got much bigger mirrors floating around in space. But that 200 inch telescope is still rather special, isn't it??

Definitely 'lucky you' !!!

Steve

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Agreed!






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