Goldendale Observatory State Park Heritage Site is an educational facility on the northern side of Goldendale, Washington, notable for its unusually large public telescope. The state park occupies fiv
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The 24.5-inch Classical Cassegrain Telescope as it appeared in 2014
The main instrument is accessible to the general public.
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Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver, Washington. With 11,500 students, Clark College is the largest institution of higher education in southwest Washington. Founded in 1933 as a p
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…amateur astronomers—M.W. McConnell, John Marshall, Don Conner and O.W. VanderVelden—who built a 24.5-inch (620 mm) Cassegrain reflecting telescope for Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, which paid for the materials to make the telescope. At the time, this instrument was one of the largest amateur-built telescopes…
Chime Tower at Clark College, the Cannell Library in the background
Sun dial near the Anna Pechanec Hall and science buildings.
2010 Spring Thing Celebration - an annual end-of-the-academic-year celebration hosted by the ASCC for Clark College students.