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This is a list of observatory codes ... Obs. code Map Observatories, programs, surveys, and dedicated telescopes ... Burlington, New Jersey 293:
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The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation. While other sciences, such as volcanology and meteorology , also use facilities called observatories for research and observations, this list is limited to observatories that are used to observe celestial objects.
Paul Robinson Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the New Jersey Astronomical Association. It is located at Voorhees State Park in Lebanon Township, New Jersey . [ 1 ]
The observatory is located on the property of Union County College on their Cranford, New Jersey campus. It was named after William Miller Sperry [1] and dedicated in 1967. [2] Mrs. Carrie Regina Beinecke and her son, William Sperry Beinecke, made a $150,000 donation to what was then the Union County Junior College.
The MPC assigns a 3 digit observatory code for each observatory, also known as 'MPC-' or 'IAU codes'. The code is in the range 000 to Z99 and serves as a unique identifier for the reported observations. The MPC periodically published a revised "List Of Observatory Codes" with newly registered observatories in their Minor Planet Circulars.
The octagonal building of the observatory was designed after the Tower of the Winds (pictured) in Athens, Greece. In 1864, Rutgers College [a] was named New Jersey's sole land grant college which provided federal funding under the Morrill Act of 1862 for the development of engineering, scientific, agricultural, and military education.