Yerkes Observatory

18971.02 m refractorUniversity of Chicago

LocationUSA (WI)

Year1897

Size1.02 m refractor

OperatorUniversity of Chicago

About Yerkes Observatory

Contains the largest refracting telescope in the world. The 1.02 m lens was ground by Alvan Clark. Funded by Charles Tyson Yerkes, a convicted embezzler. Located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The birthplace of modern astrophysics.