The Great Telescope, Birr Castle Demesne, Ireland
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David T. Kavanagh / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2AMP0A6File size:
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5458 x 3639 px | 46.2 x 30.8 cm | 18.2 x 12.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
31 March 2016Location:
Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, County Offaly, IrelandMore information:
The Great Telescope, the largest telescope in the world for over 70 years, was constructed in the 1840s by the Third Earl of Rosse. With it he discovered the spiral nature of certain nebulae - leading to their identification as galaxies.