University of New Hampshire Observatory
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University of New Hampshire Observatory
Organization UNH
Location Durham, N.H.
Durham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...

Coordinates 43.1465°N 70.9438°W
Altitude 31 meters (102 feet)
Webpage physics.unh.edu
Telescopes
Celestron] 14" Schmidt Cassegrain

University of New Hampshire Observatory is an astronomical
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 University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...

. It is located in Durham
Durham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...

, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

(USA) near the old Durham Reservoir. The observatory is run mainly by the help of graduate student and observatory manager Richard Woolf, graduate student Becky Barlow, undergraduate students George Clark, Morgan O'Neill, Shirley Dame, and Pat Archambault, amateur astronomer John Gianforte, and volunteer Bill Raymond. The director of the observatory committee is Professor Mark McConnell.
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