Yerkes Observatory The Wallace Spectroscope “Reticent Quintessence”
Wallace Spectroscope: A Tribute to Yerkes Observatory P. A. Baron The Yerkes Observatory, nestled on the shores of beautiful Lake Geneva in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, has been a cornerstone of my life for nearly half a century. My journey with this historic institution began in my teens. When I received my drivers license at 16 it was one of my first destinations. Being from the Chicago area it was an easy trip on my motorcycle and Lake Geneva was happening. I spent summer days painting the observatory from its grounds and later in life marveling at the stars through its 62-foot refracting telescope. One of my most cherished memories is witnessing Halley’s Comet in 1986 through its magnificent telescope. The World’s Largest Refracting Telescope. P. A. Baron at the telescope. Video. https://youtu.be/ExohRxE06ss?feature=shared Yerkes site. https://yerkesobservatory.org/ Built in 1895, t...