Right Angles
Uploaded: November 27, 2012
1/250s @ f/18, ISO 640, Nikkor 24-70 mm f/2.8 @ 70mm.
Prompted by response to his popular lectures, astronomer Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel founded the Cincinnati Astronomical Society (CAS) in 1842. With CAS funding, Mitchel traveled to Munich, Bavaria to acquire the optical elements for what became the world's second largest refractor telescope. In 1843, former president John Qunicy Adams laid the cornerstone of the observatory building located upon the hill since known as Mount Adams. The Cincinnati Observatory was completed and opend for study in 1843. Mitchel, who died in service during the Civil War, was among the first to popularize astronomy in America. The telescope remains in daily use, the oldest such instrument in the US.
Colette M. Metcalf November 28, 2012
Terrific image and pov! #1500670Leslie McLain November 28, 2012
Fantastic capture and design elements, Rona. #10436341Jeff Robinson November 28, 2012
Excellent capture, detail use of tones and info! #10436441Monnie Ryan November 28, 2012
Interesting information and a unique take on this beautiful building, Rona! #10436543Carol L. Fowler November 28, 2012
Beautiful B+W image. Great POV #10437243Terry Cervi November 28, 2012
What a beautiful shot of this old observatory, Rona!! All the better in black and white!! #10437333Lindley Johnson December 03, 2012
Terrific comp, perfect in black and white, Rona. The information is fascinating, too - I had no idea! #10449172Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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