Black Moshannon Observatory

Black Moshannon Observatory
Organization Pennsylvania State University
Location Black Moshannon State Park
Coordinates 40°55′19″N 78°00′18″W / 40.922°N 78.005°WCoordinates: 40°55′19″N 78°00′18″W / 40.922°N 78.005°W
Altitude 738 meters (2,421 ft)
Established 1972
Closed after August 1995
Telescopes
unnamed telescope 1.6 m reflector

The Black Moshannon Observatory (BMO) was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Pennsylvania State University. Established in 1972, it was located in the central part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in Black Moshannon State Park, approximately 17 kilometers (11 mi) northwest of State College.[1] The observatory was closed some time after August 1995.[2][3]

Telescope

The observatory's main telescope was a 1.6 m (63 in) reflecting telescope.[4] The primary instrument attached to the telescope was a fiber-fed, cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph. Astronomers used this instrument to study chromospherically active stars, binary stars, and pre–main sequence stars.[5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Matsushima, S. (January 1979). "The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802. Report". Bulletin of the Astronomical Society 11: 283. Bibcode:1979BAAS...11..283M.
  2. ↑ Townsley, L.; Mészáros, P. (January 1996). "Pennsylvania State University, Astronomy and Astrophysics, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-6305. Report for the period 1 Sep 1994 - 31 Aug 1995". Bulletin of the Astronomical Society 28: 550. Bibcode:1996BAAS...28..550T.
  3. ↑ Townsley, L.; Mészáros, P. (January 1997). "Pennsylvania State University, Astronomy and Astrophysics, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-6305. Report for the period 1 Sep 1995 - 31 Aug 1996". Bulletin of the Astronomical Society 29: 517. Bibcode:1997BAAS...29..517T.
  4. ↑ Huenemoerder, D. P.; Ramsey, L. W. (March 1984). "Hydrogen-alpha observations of RS Canum Venaticorum stars. III - the eclipsing systems AR Lacertae and SZ PISCIUM". The Astronomical Journal 89: 549. Bibcode:1984AJ.....89..549H. doi:10.1086/113547.
  5. ↑ Welty, Alan D. (1995). "Discovery of a Pre-Main-Sequence Spectrscopic Binary: V773 Tauri". Astronomical Journal 110: 776. Bibcode:1995AJ....110..776W. doi:10.1086/117562.
  6. ↑ Dempsey, Robert C.; Neff, James E.; Linsky, Jeffrey L. (May 1994). "GHRS Spectra of the Active Chromosphere Binary V711 Tau (HR 1099)". American Astronomical Society 184: 865. Bibcode:1994AAS...184.0514D.
  7. ↑ Wade, Richard A. (August 1998). "CNO Processing in Massive Algol Binaries". Technical Report. Bibcode:1998psu..rept.....W.

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