Tauchmann telescope is a 0.5 m (22-inch) reflector atop the water tank at Huyghens Peak. It is part of the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton.
Named after | George Tauchmann |
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Part of | Lick Observatory |
Location(s) | Santa Clara County, California, Pacific States Region |
Coordinates | 37°20′31″N 121°38′25″W / 37.34188751°N 121.64024594°W |
Telescope style | reflecting telescope |
Diameter | 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) |
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The telescope has been constructed by George Tauchmann, an amateur astronomer from Berkeley, California. In 1937 it was the biggest amateur reflecting telescope in the world.[1] Lick Observatory purchased the telescope in 1950.[2]