Yerkes Observatory | Vibepedia

Yerkes Observatory is a renowned astronomical research facility located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Geneva. Founded in 1897 by George Ellery Hale, it has been a hub for groundbreaking astronomical discoveries and has played a significant role in the development of modern astrophysics. The observatory is home to a 40-inch refracting telescope, one of the largest of its kind in the world, and has been used by notable astronomers such as Edwin Hubble and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.