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2015

2015

Middlebury College Observatory undergoes major upgrades, modernizing and improving performance of its 24-inch telescope, dome, instrumentation, and control systems.

Feature Image

A 21 June 2018 photograph of the 24-inch telescope observing the twilight sky atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall.

Brett Simison via Middlebury Magazine and Middlebury Communications

(Image used with permission.)

Curated Resources

Toby Aicher, “College Upgrades the 24-inch Telescope,” 7 October 2015

“The 2015 Middlebury College Observatory Upgrades Program,” Middlebury College Observatory, January 2016

“DFM Reconditions the Middlebury 24″ Telescope,” DFM Engineering

Brett Simison, “Photograph,” Middlebury Magazine, cover, Summer 2018

Matt Jennings, “Starry Night,” Middlebury Magazine, page 11, Summer 2018

“The Places They Work,” Middlebury Magazine, cover, page 38, Summer 2018

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