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"Indy? Why does the floor move?" - in the observatory
by muddypaws
Traditional Artist
12 years ago
Yes...this is the original 1875 OAK floor. It's circular and it moves vertically like an elevator using 1875 hydraulics.
This is a few from the upper platform, where one steps off onto the floor, when it's at the full up position.
The floor raises and lowers as they change the position of the telescope and it's elevation.
The orange tint is due to the red light, common in an observatory.
This is a few from the upper platform, where one steps off onto the floor, when it's at the full up position.
The floor raises and lowers as they change the position of the telescope and it's elevation.
The orange tint is due to the red light, common in an observatory.
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Go here http://www.ucolick.org/index.html
Then go to the link labeled "Technical Facilities" and under that page is this data for some of the observatories.
Under Lick Operations manual near the bottom of the page is some cool info. Here's what came up when I looked for the floor.
http://loen.ucolick.org/Telescope_O.....ic%20Fluid.pdf
The other thing is, that one photo with the stairway tagged with green glow tape... is now lined with red LED light cord.