Photo shows Clyde Tombaugh and a 24-inch Cassegrain telescope on Magdalena Peak in Southern New Mexico. The telescope was housed at the Observatory of New Mexico State University and the observatory was built for stellar astronomy. Tombaugh was crucial in getting the observatory built.
Subject
Cassegrainian telescopes; Telescopes; New Mexico State University. Observatory; Observatories; Tombaugh, Clyde William, 1906-1997
Date Original
1969
Digital Publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Collection
NMSU Department of Astronomy: Clyde W. Tombaugh Papers
Digital Identifier
Ms0407ph_0148.jpg
Source
NMSU Library Archives & Special Collections Department