Facilities
The Carter Observatory houses two main telescopes within its main building and a third telescope nearby. The Thomas Cooke telescope, a historic 9¾-inch Cooke Refractor named after Thomas Cooke, serves primarily for public observing sessions. The Ruth Crisp telescope, described below, arrived as a donation in the 1960s. Not far from its main building, the Carter Observatory operates the Thomas King Observatory, used until recently for public viewing of the sun.
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