New Telescope's Dedication Ceremony on Mt. Hopkins

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Summary

In a special ceremony held at the 7600-foot level of Mt. Hopkins, Arizona, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory officially dedicates its new 60-inch reflecting telescope to the memory of the late Carlton W. Tillinghast, Jr.

Subject

  • Tillinghast, Carlton W Jr
  • Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
  • Mt. Hopkins Observatory
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 1, "The Torch," December, 1970.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

September 29, 1970

Topic

  • Observatories
  • Astrophysics
  • Telescopes
  • Dedications (Ceremony)
  • Astronomy

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