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Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory

telescope and observer
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory — Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Interior of the observatory with telescope and observer.
(Photo Credit: City of Gaithersburg)

(Editor's Note: According to Mac Currin, who used to operate the Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, this photograph may not be from the Gaithersburg Observatory but may be from a similiar observatory located in Ukiah, California.)

exterior view
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory — Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Exterior View fromt the West, 1983.
(Photo Credit: City of Gaithersburg)

exterior view
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory — Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Exterior View from the East, 1983.
(Photo Credit: City of Gaithersburg)

Meridian marker
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory — Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Meridian Marker, circa 1983.
(Photo Credit: City of Gaithersburg)


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