Widener University Observatory
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Widener University Observatory | |||||||
| Organization | Widener University | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Chester, Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||
|
Coordinates
|
|
||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||
| Website Widener University Observatory |
|||||||
|
|||||||
The Widener University Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Widener University. It is located in Kirkbride Hall on Widener's main campus in Chester, Pennsylvania. The observatory is intended for student use and research within the physics and astronomy department. In addition, public viewing sessions occur throughout the year that are opened to the surrounding community.
The observatory includes a 20.5 foot ASH dome housing a 16" LX200GPS SCT Meade telescope. Four smaller 12" LX200GPS Meade telescopes are used on two observation decks.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Widener University Observatory. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
 |
This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
