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Goodsell Observatory

Solar Eclipse Expedition, May 28, 1900

  • Carleton's 8" Alvan Clark & Sons telescope quite literally took a field trip
    Carleton’s 8″ Alvan Clark & Sons telescope quite literally took a field trip
  • Members of the Carleton party take a break for lunch.
    Members of the Carleton party take a break for lunch.
  • A group of bank-robbing bandits? Nope, they're astronomers out for the eclipse.
    A group of bank-robbing bandits? Nope, they’re astronomers out for the eclipse.
  • Image of the solar corona captured from the original glass plates.
    Image of the solar corona captured from the original glass plates.
  • Image of the solar corona captured from the original glass plates.
    Image of the solar corona captured from the original glass plates.
  • Image of the solar corona captured from the original glass plates.
    Image of the solar corona captured from the original glass plates.
  • Image of the solar corona captured from the original glass plates.
    Image of the solar corona captured from the original glass plates.
  • An image taken with the 2.5" finder telescope. The small white dot on the far right is Mercury.
    An image taken with the 2.5″ finder telescope. The small white dot on the far right is Mercury.
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Phone: 507-222-4383
Goodsell Observatory pages maintained by Trenne Fields
This page was last updated on 10 September 2026
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