Badlands Observatory

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Badlands Observatory

Organization	Black Hills Astronomical Society
Location
Coordinates	43°59′27″N, 102°7′50″W
Altitude
Webpage	[1]
Telescopes
Unnamed Telescope	26-inch reflector
Asteroids discovered: 3 (51772) 2001 MJ June 16, 2001 (63528) 2001 PX13 August 13, 2001 (82361) 2001 MV6 June 23, 2001

Badlands Observatory (IAU code 918) is an astronomical observatory named after the South Dakota Badlands. It is located in Quinn, South Dakota near the city of Wall, USA. The observatory is run with support from the Black Hills Astronomical Society and was founded by Ron Dyvig from the Kitt Peak Observatory in 2000.

[edit] See also

• List of observatories
• 26715 South Dakota

[edit] References

• Badlands Observatory Homepage. Badlands Observatory. Retrieved on January 8, 2008.

[edit] External links

• Badlands Observatory Clear sky clock Weather forecasts of observing conditions.

Coordinates: 43°59′27.85″N, 102°7′52.71″W