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But because its telescope is one of the largest in the world available for use by amateurs, the observatory has members from throughout the Northwest, including Canada, and is frequently visited by amateur astronomers from elsewhere, including Europe. “They read about us in astronomy publications and some who have the money have come here just to use the telescope,” said Terry Tolan, assistant director of the observatory. Most amateurs, he said, have telescopes of only four to 10 inches. Any others, 18 to 20 inches or larger, are owned by universities or research institutes and are not available for amateur use. Goldendale is on U.S. Highway 97, a two-lane route, 30 miles oft Interstate Highway SON, which runs along the south bank of the Columbia River in Oregon. Despite being off the major tourist routes the observatory will have an estimated 13,000 to 14,000 visitors this year. A good share of the observatory’s 300 members plus amateur as tronomers from throughout the world are expected to crowd into the observatory and its grounds Feb. 26 for the last total eclipse of the sun to be visible in the United States this century. A few professional astronomers, including some from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, also will be there because the Goldendale Observatory is dead center in the path of the eclipse. Tolan said about 1,200 persons are expected to view the eclipse from the observatory and its grounds. In addition to the big tele scope, the observatory’s 10 smaller portable telescopes will be availa ble for use by visitors and an additional 20 to 30 small telescopes will be supplied by Brad Myers, of Issaquah, Wash., a major maker of telescopes. The crowd also will include people taking advantage of observatory-arranged bus tours from Portland 100 miles southeast of Sun Theatres Goldendale. The Goldendale Observatory’s 24Vii-inch telescope was built! amateurs and was put in Goldendale almost by accident. The builders were four retired residents of Vancouver, Was W.K. McConnell, now 79, one of the four, said they began worl 1963 with the idea of presenting the telescope to Clark Commmj College at Vancouver. All had mechnical backgrounds andaninten in astronomy. “We got no encouragement at all from the experts,” McCom recalled. Tolan said when the men got the instrument built seven yearslai Clark College found it couldn’t afford to build the facility needed house it. So McConnell and his partners — John Marshall, now| Don Connor, now 74, and O.W. VanderVelden, now deceased began looking for a home for their prize. They went east of the Cascades because there are more clearnig there than west of the mountains. “When we came to Goldendalei stopped for lunch,” McConnell said. They told a waitress in the cafe what they were looking for, S told her husband, a member of the City Council. He arrived tom the telescope to Goldendale. The city put in $25,000, corporate donors provided $25,000j the Economic Development Administration put up $156,000 tok the observatory. The observatory was completed in 1973 and tk said Tolan, it sat unused for three years for lack of operating funds Opened in the summer of 1976, it has an annual budget of$25,d all raised through memberships, admission and use charges and: nations, Tolan said. Director William Yantis, who has degrees astronomy and physics from the University of Washington, isthes permanent employee. Tolan, whose degree is in geology from Portland State Univen: joined the staff about a year ago and is scheduled to remain untilr the eclipse. In the summer, when the number of visitors increasi the staff grows to three or four and one more will be added for: eclipse period. Tolan said the observatory staff isn’t worried about having 1,1 people on the grounds for the eclipse. “We figure we could hac: 2,000,” he said. i* ij This rounc ago, 1 Bryar Battalio Ne to 333 University 84t The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week Open 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Sat. 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Sun 846-9808 6 Thin life’ frightenh for overweight peop No one under 18 Escorted Ladies Free BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS TEXAS MOBILE HOME OUTLET 4 I I New '79 Models! coming in ■ DAILY — New 14 ft. wide area — 2 bedrooms — Furnished — Air conditioned — Delivered Sandpoint MOBILE HOMES 131 94 monthly iSlZE COLLCOC AVE Texas! Mobile Home Outlet INC Phon* 022-9140 EAST BYPASS I I I I United Press International TORONTO, Canada — Studies by a New York psychologist suggest seriously overweight people may find a life of thinness frightening — so much so that many who shed ex cess pounds later gain weight for a more comfortable identity. 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