Stargaze at John Bunyan’s 1930’s Observatory
John Bunyan opened his celestial observatory to Berthoud school students during the 1930s and ’40s. Clyde Hodge maintains that tradition as he prepares to lead a tour of local third-graders through the observatory.
This program is offered from May through September and takes place on the first Friday of each month. Please enter through the front gate of the museum complex. This is a free family friendly program.
小汤普森谷先锋博物馆的班扬天文台是银行家约翰·班扬于 1933 年在其伯特胡德家中建造的庭院天文台的复制品。
该天文台配备了班扬 (Bunyan) 的原始布拉什尔 (Brashear) 望远镜（直径 6 英寸，长近 7 英尺），在博物馆正常开放时间内对外展出，并且在每个月第一个星期五的晚上，从黄昏开始，向公众开放观星活动。
The observatory may also be scheduled for special group tours and celestial viewing – click here to request more information.
约翰·班扬 (John Bunyan) 曾于 1912 年至 1948 年担任伯特胡德国家银行行长，19 世纪 90 年代在科罗拉多大学就读期间，他对天文学产生了浓厚的兴趣。1956 年，由于视力下降，班扬将天文台建筑及其内部物品捐赠给了母校。科罗拉多大学于 1998 年将班扬的望远镜归还给伯特胡德历史学会，并于 2003-04 年建造了天文台的复制品。
Berthoud banker John Bunyan at his backyard observatory c. 1935. Local carpenters
crafted the building with a hand-cranked roll-away roof that opened the telescope to the skies.
Berthoud, Colorado, (pop. 5,000) is a town with two astronomical observatories. Visit the modern Little Thompson Observatory on the Berthoud High School campus.
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