We went to the Observatory and learned a lot! From our tour of Mt. Adams, when Kaye and Bill were here, we found out that Cincinnati is the birthplace of Astronomy. The new telescope (1904) is housed in the big building and the smaller building is home to the 2nd largest refractor lens telescope in the world. When we arrived, the front door was open, so we walked in, however the observatory wasn't officially open (not qute sure why the door was unlocked). A few minutes later, a car pulled up and a man entered the observatory. Turns out he is the Director and Professor at UC....he took the girls up the stairs and showed them the telescope. He explained that when the building was built n 1873, there was no indoor electricity and to open the roof, it is on a pulley system. The girls were delighted to be there when we were.
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