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Barnard at the 6" Willard Lens
12016-06-05T19:47:02-07:00Christine Turkb279a3dcf419860f915007f04f08e6fc0f8662ce91844plain2016-06-05T20:05:49-07:00Christine Turkb279a3dcf419860f915007f04f08e6fc0f8662ce"On chilly or cold nights I wore an Esquimaux coat made of reindeer skin, and heavy rubber overshoes. Frequently, on bringing the eye to the telescope on such nights, a spark would discharge with a slight shock between the eye and the eyepiece. This was extremely annoying, and finally became so disagreeable that it was found convenient frequently to touch the metal of the instrument...the probable explanation of this phenomenon is that it is due to the fur coat and the insulation of the rubber overshoes, the body becoming electrically charged like a Leyden jar." - Barnard in "Photographs of the Milky Way and Comets," 1913
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12016-06-04T17:06:21-07:00Christine Turkb279a3dcf419860f915007f04f08e6fc0f8662ceEdward Barnard observing the night sky at the 6" Willard lens, 18945"On chilly or cold nights I wore an Esquimaux coat made of reindeer skin, and heavy rubber overshoes. Frequently, on bringing the eye to the telescope on such nights, a spark would discharge with a slight shock between the eye and the eyepiece. This was extremely annoying, and finally became so disagreeable that it was found convenient frequently to touch the metal of the instrument...the probable explanation of this phenomenon is that it is due to the fur coat and the insulation of the rubber overshoes, the body becoming electrically charged like a Leyden jar." - Barnard in "Photographs of the Milky Way and Comets," 1913media/UA36_Bx12_barnardfur1894025.jpgplain2016-06-05T19:53:12-07:00Christine Turkb279a3dcf419860f915007f04f08e6fc0f8662ce
