Willard L. Eccles Observatory

Willard L. Eccles Observatory
Organization	University of Utah
Location	Frisco Peak, Utah
Coordinates	38°31′18″N 113°17′11″W / 38.5217°N 113.2863°W
Altitude	2,912 meters (9,554 ft)
Established	2009
Website	Willard L. Eccles Observatory
Telescopes
unnamed telescope
unnamed telescope	0.8 m reflector
	Location of Willard L. Eccles Observatory
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The Willard L. Eccles Observatory (WEO) is an astronomical observatory located on Frisco Peak in the San Francisco Mountains of Utah (USA), about 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Milford, Utah. The observatory is owned and operated by the University of Utah, and opened in 2010. The observatory features a 0.8 m (31 in) Ritchey-Chretien telescope built by DFM Engineering on an equatorial mount.^[1] The construction of the observatory was funded by donations from the Willard L. Eccles Foundation and the E.R. & E.W. Dumke Foundation.^[2]

References

^ "Willard L. Eccles Observatory Tech Specs". The University of Utah Department of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
^ "Willard L. Eccles Observatory". The University of Utah Department of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

External links

Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Utah
Willard L. Eccles Observatory Clear Sky Chart Forecasts of observing conditions.

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