Clyde Tombaugh's (discoverer of the planet Pluto) 16 inch telescope has been
restored and installed at Rancho Hidalgo aka "Pluto Park" near Animas, New Mexico.
The opening ceremony occurred Wednesday afternoon, January 28, 2009.
Approximately 50 people attended the ceremony. Some of the key attendees
included Jack and Alice Newton; Walter Haas; David Levy; Michael Bakich;
several members of the New Mexico State University physics and astronomy
faculties; various amateur astronomers from Tucson, Las Cruces and surrounds;
and Patsy Tombaugh, Clyde Tombaugh's wife.
For more pictures by other attendees and an excellent write up on the event see
the blog entry on Astronomy.com by Michael Bakich: On the road: Party in Pluto Park.
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Clyde Tombaugh's 16 inch telescope.
Clyde Tombaugh's 16 inch telescope seen from below.
Patsy Tombaugh with her daughter Annette and Annette's husband Wilbur at Pluto Park.
Patsy Tombaugh and Michael Bakich at Pluto Park.
Clyde Tombaugh's 16 inch telescope at sunset at Pluto Park.
These pictures of Clyde Tombaugh's Restored 16 inch Telescope at Pluto Park by WaS are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
