About Arcturus
Arcturus is a star, one of our closest neighbours and one of the brightest. In the 1930’s when astronomers were busy measuring the distance to nearby stars, Arcturus was believed to be 40 light-years distant. With emergent photocell technology employed at the 1933 World Fair in Chicago, the light from Arcturus was collected and used to activate a series of switches. Light believed to originate at the time of the previous Chicago World Fair (the city had hosted it 40 years earlier) was used to illuminate and officially open the 1933 Fair.Arcturus Specifications (click here)

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History and Restoration (click here)

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