Three College Observatory
 Three College Observatory near Snow Camp, NC | |||
| Organization | UNCG, N.C. A&T, GC | ||
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| Location | near Graham, North Carolina | ||
| Coordinates | 35°56′42″N 79°24′24″W / 35.9449°N 79.4068°WCoordinates: 35°56′42″N 79°24′24″W / 35.9449°N 79.4068°W | ||
| Altitude | 183 meters (600 ft) | ||
| Established | 1979 | ||
| Website | Three College Observatory | ||
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Three College Observatory (TCO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T), and Guilford College (GC). Built in 1979, it is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) south of Graham, North Carolina (USA), in the Cane Creek Mountains. The observatory's primary instrument is a 32 in (81 cm) Ritchey-Chrétien reflecting telescope attached to an equatorial mount. It was built by Sigma Research and installed at TCO in 1981.[1] TCO is used by UNCG for instruction and outreach.
See also
References
- ↑ "Three College Observatory Telescope". The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Department of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
External links
- Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNCG
- Three College Observatory Clear Sky Chart Forecasts of observing conditions.
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