This Halloween marks 100 years since the fire that burned down the Catholic University Observatory. Built at the request of Rev. George M. Searle, the initial structure was completed in 1890 and stood at the then highest point of campus with the equatorial telescope base sitting exactly on the 77th meridian from Greenwich. There were Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook – CatholicU’s Lost Observatory
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