At the time of its construction in the 19th century, the observatory was home to the largest refracting telescope in the world.

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    Spectators gathered for the rare opportunity to see the Northern Lights illuminating the night sky as far south as the Bay Area for the second night in a row on Saturday.
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    The story of Yerkes Observatory began on a household rooftop in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago in 1882. George Ellery Hale, a 14-year-old boy with an insatiable curiosity about science, installed his first telescope there. A decade later Hale and his father constructed a proper observatory with a 12-inch telescope next to their home.
    05/13/2024 - 3:05 am | View Website
  • America's Most Historic Observatory Is Reborn—And Open for Tours
    Like binary stars, these stories orbit around Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, about 6 miles east of Lake Geneva. Widely regarded as the most historic observatory in America—and home to the largest refracting telescope in the world—this forgotten masterpiece was almost demolished.
    05/11/2024 - 3:44 am | View Website
  • Yerkes Observatory – Williams Bay, Wisconsin
    Discover Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin: Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.
    05/9/2024 - 5:19 am | View Website
  • Yerkes Observatory
    Yerkes Observatory (/ ˈ j ɜːr k iː z / YUR-keez) is an astronomical observatory located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The observatory was operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics [2] [3] from its founding in 1897 to 2018.
    05/8/2024 - 10:24 pm | View Website
  • Plan a Visit
    Plan Your Visit. Welcome to Yerkes Observatory. Tours and Admission. We offer a variety of tours of this architectural and engineering masterpiece. We have an Olmsted Landscape tour debuting in late spring of 2023. All tour tickets must be reserved in advance right here on our website. Space & Spaces tours take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
    05/8/2024 - 7:32 pm | View Website
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