GeorgiaThe University of Georgia Observatory sits atop the Physics Building on the UGA campus in Athens and is operated by the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Its centerpiece is a 24-inch telescope, purchased when the building was constructed in the late 1950s and intended for both astronomy instruction and public viewing, accompanied by several smaller rooftop telescopes. The observatory serves graduate students and faculty for research in observational astronomy while also welcoming the public through monthly open-house nights, weather permitting, when staff and student astronomers set up the instruments for viewing planets, the Moon, and deep-sky objects. It functions as both a teaching facility and a community outreach point for astronomy in the Athens area.
University of Georgia Observatory
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University of Georgia Observatory is a museum in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. It is one of 8 museums documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9553, -83.3748 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia Museum of Natural History (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include University of Georgia Campus Arboretum, Site of First Classes, and Abraham Baldwin.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The University of Georgia Observatory sits atop the Physics Building on the UGA campus in Athens and is operated by the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Its centerpiece is a 24-inch telescope, purchased when the building was constructed in the late 1950s and intended for both astronomy instruction and public viewing, accompanied by several smaller rooftop telescopes. The observatory serves graduate students and faculty for research in observational astronomy while also welcoming the public through monthly open-house nights, weather permitting, when staff and student astronomers set up the instruments for viewing planets, the Moon, and deep-sky objects. It functions as both a teaching facility and a community outreach point for astronomy in the Athens area.
Sources: physast.uga.eduvisitathensga.com
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