Pine Mountain Observatory

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Pine Mountain Observatory
Organization University of Oregon
Location near Bend, Oregon
Coordinates 43°47′29.10″N, 120°56′32.52″W
Altitude 1980 meters (feet)
Web site pmo-sun.uoregon.edu
Telescopes
Unnamed Telescope Unknown size reflector

Pine Mountain Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Oregon physics department. It is located 26 miles Southeast of Bend, Oregon (USA). Telescopes of aperture 15, 24 and 32-inches are located at the facility. The 32-inch telescope has a 1024x1024 thinned, rear illuminated, blue-sensitive CCD camera which has a field size of approximately 36x36 arcminutes.

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  1. Pine Mountain Observatory Homepage. Pine Mountain Observatory Home page. Retrieved on December 15, 2005.

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