Resurrection of a Research Telescope

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May 2005

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The Society for Astronomical Sciences 24th Annual Symposium on Telescope Science, held May 24-26, 2005. Published by Society for

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In 1919 Dr. Dinsmore Alter, Professor of astronomy at the University of Kansas requested funds to build a tele-scope to be used in the determination of asteroid and comet orbits. For years, the dream languished from lack of funding, with only incremental steps toward that goal. A telescope was built, and though not used as initially planned; it did serve to assist Clyde Tombaugh's pursuit of a master's degree. Eighty-six years after Dr. Altar's request, his dream is finally coming true, but not at KU. The path from Dr. Altar's dream to its realization provides some interesting history.

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