An earlier visit to the Paris observatory by King Louis XIV

Flamsteed Astronomy Society

Paris & the Paris Observatory

September 2-4, 2005

Next up onto the roof.   There are spectacular views across Paris on all sides.  The Sacre Coeur de Montmartre stood white and clear to the north.  The large dome houses a 15-inch refractor by the Henry Bros.

Inside the telescope dome

The view from the roof north, toward Sacre Coeur de Montmartre

15-inch refractor by the Henry Bros

West — Montparnasse Tower and Eiffel Tower in distance  — Pat Wainwright

Photo Pat Wainwright

Photo Pat Wainwright

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