Fernbank Observatory
 Radio dish and dome for the optical telescope. | |||||
| Organization | Fernbank Science Center | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Decatur, Georgia | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′44″N 84°19′5″W / 33.77889°N 84.31806°W | ||||
| Altitude | 323 meters (1,060 ft) | ||||
| Website | Fernbank Observatory | ||||
| Telescopes | |||||
| |||||
Dr. Ralph L. Buice, Jr. Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Fernbank Science Center. It is located between Decatur and Atlanta, Georgia (USA). The observatory owns a 0.9144 m (36.00 in) Cassegrain telescope housed beneath a 10 m (33 ft) dome.
See also
References
- "Fernbank Observatory homepage". Observatory. Retrieved December 16, 2005.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fernbank Observatory.
- Fernbank Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.
 | This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument in the United States is a stub. You can help Justapedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles using Infobox observatory using locally defined parameters
- Commons category link is defined as the pagename
- 1967 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Astronomical observatories in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Buildings and structures in DeKalb County, Georgia
- Tourist attractions in DeKalb County, Georgia
- Education in DeKalb County, Georgia
- All stub articles
- American astronomical observatory stubs