Clarke Observatory - Observatories

Observatories

First Observatory

• Location: Dunkirk, New York
• Construction Began: 1897
• Benefactor: Charles Ezra Hequembourg
• Telescope Mounted: 1897, German equatorial
• First Telescope: George N. Saegmuller 9-inch refractor, 117-inch focal length
• First Light: 1897?
• Dome Material: bronze
• Directors:
  • Charles Ezra Hequembourg, private owner (1897-1907)
  • Mrs. Hequembourg, private owner (1907-1914)

Second Observatory

• Location: Alliance, Ohio
• Construction Began: 1923
• Benefactor: Elmer Harrold
• Telescope Mounted: ?
• First Telescope: George N. Saegmuller 9-inch refractor, 117-inch focal length, moved from New York
• Directors:
  • Elmer Harrold, private owner (1917-1919), donated to Mount Union College

Third Observatory

• Location: Alliance, Ohio
• Construction Began: 1969
• Refinished: 1952, by the Alliance Tool Company
• Telescope Mounted: 1969
• First Telescope: 9-inch Saegmuller, refurbished with 8.5-inch lens with 135-inch focal length by J. W. Fecker Company of Pittsburgh.
• Directors:
  • James P. Rodman