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Worm wheel and quick motion right ascension drive of the 100-inch telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory

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Title: Worm wheel and quick motion right ascension drive of the 100-inch telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued: 1920-06-22
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Photographs
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Worm wheel and quick motion right ascension drive of 100-inch telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory. The worm wheel is seen in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph. The floor below the worm wheel is in the foreground; one can see the staircase leading to the interior balcony of the observatory building. At the far left in the foreground is a wooden ladder. The gearing of the worm wheel and ascension drive are clearly visible.
Type: image
Format: image/tiff
Extent: 1 8X10 print
Identifier: COPC 561
28558
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1466
Subject: Wheels
Motors
Gearing
Telescopes
Large astronomical telescopes
Reflecting telescopes
Ladders
Stairs
Walls
Interiors
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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