BEREA — Harry Smythe waited on the stairway with other visitors Friday night at the Burrell Memorial Observatory Open House. The Olmsted Falls resident has an interest in astronomy and attended the ...

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The original instrument to occupy the 25-foot diameter dome was the 10.5-inch Bausch refracting telescope (f/15.5) installed in the brand new observatory in 1953. Bausch & Lomb Company gave the ...