The 200-inch Telescope

Abstract

DURING the past few years, responsibility for the construction of the 200-inch telescope and the solution of its many problems has lain with the members of three committees organized to deal with various aspects of the project. Of these committees, the Observatory Council is the executive body making final decisions upon major questions which are brought to its attention, the Policy Committee considers general matters relating to the function of the telescope and auxiliary instruments and the future operation of the Observatory, and the Construction Committee deals with all technical subjects connected with the design and construction of the telescope. Both the Policy Committee and the Construction Committee report directly to the Observatory Council.