Angell Hall Observatory
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Observatory code | 767 |
Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°16′36″N 83°44′24″W / 42.2767°N 83.7399°W |
Established | 1927 |
Website | lsa |
Angell Hall Observatory is an astronomical
Cassegrain telescope in its single dome, and a small radio telescope on the roof. In the past it has housed a large, clock-driven refracting telescope and a reflecting telescope in side-by-side domes. The current telescope was manufactured by DFM Engineering
and installed in December 1994.
Other observatories that UM has operated include the Detroit Observatory (1854), the Lamont–Hussey Observatory (South Africa, 1928), the McMath–Hulbert Observatory (Lake Angelus, Michigan, 1930), the Portage Lake Observatory (near Dexter, Michigan, 1948), and the Peach Mountain Observatory (near Dexter, Michigan, 1958).
See also
- List of observatories
References
- "LSA Astronomy Angell Hall". Retrieved March 13, 2018.
External links
- Ann Arbor Clear Sky Clock Weather forecast for observing conditions.