Yerkes Observatory is widely regarded as the birth place of Modern Astrophysics. Not only is this the school that an incredible number of noteworthy scientists came through, it is also the place where significant research and discovery was conducted on the cosmos. This was the place where the shape of the Milky Way was discovered, this is where much of the research that was used to select where to land on the moon was done, this is where Nancy Grace Roman was walked the halls - a women who was the driving force behind the Hubble Telescope launching into space during her time at NAASA. It is home to the Great Refractor - the largest remaining refractor telescope in the world. This telescope for the first time allowed pictures to be taken and shared with the public and forever changed our relationship with space. This incredible and historic institution was shuttered and closed to the public for five years. It is now open for the public to explore. This is America's Most Historic Observatory and it has been reimagined to provide Scientific information but also fuse that with art and history. We take you on an incredible tour of this institution, showing you both of the domes and telescopes on display as well as get into some of the spaces previously unavailable to the public.
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Table of Contents
0:00 Start
2:58 The Who's Who of Yerkes
6:20 The Great Refractor
12:45 The Moon Room
13:48 The Glass Plate Collection
16:41 The Mirrored Telescope
17:36 Hidden Spaces Tour
21:19 Bloopers
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Links to places we visit in this video:
Yerkes Observatory - yerkesobservatory.org/
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