Cooke Telescope Tales - New observatory in Catania in Italy in 1890

In 1890 a new observatory at Catania in Sicily was opened, its main role was in the study of astrophysics. A 6 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope was installed with photographic apparatus; Huggins apparatus for photographing the solar corona. 

In 1892 regular observations of solar spots and prominences started. On April 23^rd 1893 observations were made of the 1893 solar eclipse using the 6 inch Cooke

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