Elsa van Dien

On the left, I women looks through the eyepiece at the end of a giant telescope. There is a man facing away from us on the right of the frame and another kneeling to adjust something on the telescope.

Elsa van Dien worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1945 to 1947. 

 

Stay tuned for more information on the Women Astronomical Computers who worked at the Observatory in this ongoing project!