MAS BSIG at Goodsell Observatory
Monday, Nov. 7th, 2005
8:00pm CST

Goodsell Observatory is located at 93° 09' 07.9" W and 44° 27' 42.4" N, altitude 290 m, on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. The building, built in the late 1890s, houses three historic telescopes. In the larger dome there is a 16.2-inch John Brashear refractor, and in the smaller dome there is an 8 ¼-inch Alvan Clark and Sons refractor. Downstairs resides a transit telescope originally used to help set the time in the midwest. All three telescopes are over one hundred and ten years old, and both the 8" and the 16" telescopes are regularly used for open houses.

Images shot on Monday Nov 7th, 2005.
Shot with a Kodak C310

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Goodsell Observatory sign
Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory

Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory sign
Tour guide Joel Weisberg & MAS visitors

Carlton College Meteorite Collection
Stony Iron Meteorite
Carlton College Meteorite Collection

Carlton College Meteorite Collection
Carlton College Olivine Chondrite Meteorite from Logan Co Colorado
Meteor Crater Meteorite

Carlton College Meteorite Collection
Siderial Clock
Central Time Clock

astro globes
transit scope
Transit scope

Transit scope
Transit scope
Joel explains sidereal time

Joel explains sidereal time
Sending the correct time to the railroads
Sending the correct time to the railroads

test lite
Astro staff dir
Meteorite gallery

To 16" scope
In the 16" dome
16" scope

16" scope
Joel winds the gravity powered scope drive
gravity powered scope drive

16" scope
16" scope
primary lens

gravity powered scope drive
RA control wheel
Inside 16" dome

Inside 16" dome
16" procedures
Winter Neat object list

Summer Neat object list
murky Mars
Lookin thru the 16"

Lookin thru the 16"
Inside the 8" dome
displaying the 8" scope

displaying the 8" scope
displaying the 8" scope
displaying the 8" scope

displaying the 8" scope
Matt Love MAS BSIG Leader & Joel

Goodsell Observatory sign	Goodsell Observatory	Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory	Goodsell Observatory sign	Tour guide Joel Weisberg & MAS visitors
Carlton College Meteorite Collection	Stony Iron Meteorite	Carlton College Meteorite Collection
Carlton College Meteorite Collection	Carlton College Olivine Chondrite Meteorite from Logan Co Colorado	Meteor Crater Meteorite
Carlton College Meteorite Collection	Siderial Clock	Central Time Clock
astro globes	transit scope	Transit scope
Transit scope	Transit scope	Joel explains sidereal time
Joel explains sidereal time	Sending the correct time to the railroads	Sending the correct time to the railroads
test lite	Astro staff dir	Meteorite gallery
To 16" scope	In the 16" dome	16" scope
16" scope	Joel winds the gravity powered scope drive	gravity powered scope drive
16" scope	16" scope	primary lens
gravity powered scope drive	RA control wheel	Inside 16" dome
Inside 16" dome	16" procedures	Winter Neat object list
Summer Neat object list	murky Mars	Lookin thru the 16"
Lookin thru the 16"	Inside the 8" dome	displaying the 8" scope
displaying the 8" scope	displaying the 8" scope	displaying the 8" scope
displaying the 8" scope	Matt Love MAS BSIG Leader & Joel