Close view of Alta Vista observing station, from the east − altitude 10,702 feet. Photographer: Smyth, Charles Piazzi
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Genre: Scientific Photography Stereoscopic view, facing p. 283, looking towards the low stone buildings of the observing station, with a telescope visible on the left behind the wall, and a large block of lava in the foreground. The station is described at pp. 284-285.
Alta Vista Observatory, from the northern lava ridge. Photographer: Smyth, Charles Piazzi
Scope & Content:
Genre: Scientific Photography Stereoscopic view, facing p. 303, looking down onto the stone buildings of the observing station, with the telescope visible.