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English: Inside the Quito Astronomical Observatory is this 1875 Georg Merz and Sons, 24cm (9.4 inch) vintage refracting telescope on an Equatorial mount.


El Centro Histórico de Quito Ecuador South America


Historic Center of Quito - UNESCO World Heritage Site


Photography by David Adam Kess
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Author David Adam Kess
Object location 0° 12′ 53.67″ S, 78° 30′ 09.26″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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Inside the Quito Astronomical Observatory is this 1875 Georg Merz and Sons, 24cm (9.4 inch) vintage refracting telescope on an Equatorial mount.

1 December 2014

0°12'53.669"S, 78°30'9.259"W

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