Behlen Observatory
Encyclopedia
Behlen Observatory is a research facility and astronomical
observatory
owned and operated by the astronomy department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It is located in Mead
, Nebraska
(USA) about 38 miles northeast of Lincoln, Nebraska
and was founded in 1972.
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
owned and operated by the astronomy department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It is located in Mead
Mead, Nebraska
Mead is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 564 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mead is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
(USA) about 38 miles northeast of Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
and was founded in 1972.
External links
- Behlen Observatory Clear Sky Clock Observing conditions forecast.