Brooks Observatory

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For the observatory in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, see Brooks Astronomical Observatory

Brooks Observatory

Organization	University of Toledo
Location
Coordinates	_ 40_ _N_ _ 83_ _W_ 41 ° 40′ ″N, ° 83′ ″W
Altitude	meters (feet)
Webpage	[1]
Telescopes
Unnamed Telescope	6 inch Refractor

Brooks Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Toledo. The observatory is used primarily for public viewing and undergraduate instruction. It hosts an array of small telescopes, the centerpiece of which is a six-inch refractor. It is located on the campus of the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio (USA), occupying the 6th floor of McMaster Hall, home to the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Adjacent to Brooks Observatory is Ritter Observatory, which houses Ritter Planetarium and a one-meter telescope. In contrast to the telescopes at Brooks Observatory, the Ritter telescope is used for graduate and faculty research.

[edit] See also

• List of observatories

[edit] References

1. Homepage. Ritter Planetarium and Brooks Observatory. Retrieved on December 15, 2005.
2. Homepage. Ritter Astrophysical Research Center. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.

[edit] External links

• Ritter Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.