Kennon Observatory

Kennon Observatory

Organization	University of Mississippi
Location	Oxford, Mississippi (USA)
Established	1939
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Kennon Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Mississippi. Built in 1939 and located on the university's campus in Oxford, Mississippi (USA) it was named after Dr. William Lee Kennon - long serving chair of the department of Physics and Astronomy.

References

"The Department of Physics and Astronomy Homepage". Buildings of Physics and Astronomy. http://www.olemiss.edu/research/atmospheric_physics/PhysBldgs1.html. Retrieved December 14, 2005.

External links

Kennon Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.

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Kennon Observatory

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