Lake Geneva Yerkes Observatory: A Celestial Gem on Earth
Lake Geneva Yerkes Observatory, located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, is a historic astronomical facility renowned as the ‘birthplace of modern astrophysics.’ Founded in 1892 by George Ellery Hale and financed by Charles T. Yerkes, it houses the world’s largest refracting telescope. The observatory has made significant contributions to astronomy, including discoveries of Uranus and Neptune’s … Read more