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Leah

CSSC's historic 8" Alvan Clark refractor telescope is the original 1883 instrument donated by founder Anthony Chabot.

Rachel

CSSC's historic 20" Warner and Swasey refracting telescope, installed at Chabot Observatory in 1915.

Nellie

CSSC's new 36" reflecting telescope, Nellie, opened in June, 2003.

NellieCam! NEW:  Near-realtime images taken through Nellie on selected Friday and Saturday nights.  (Note: NellieCam is currently in an evaluation mode and is not operating on a scheduled basis.)

Research

Check out astronomy research programs at Chabot.

Astrophotos

CSSC's On-line collection of astrophotos take through our telescopes, Leah, Rachel, and Nellie.

Solar Observing

On Saturday and Sunday afternoons come view the Sun through our tabletop solar telescopes.

Meridian Transit

CSSC's historic transit telescope was used in the last century to set the official time in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Telescope Makers' Workshop

A continuing tradition, the Telescope Makers' Workshop guides people through the process of building their own telescopes.

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