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Anderson Mesa Station is an astronomical observatory established in 1959 as a dark-sky observing site for Lowell Observatory. It is located at Anderson Mesa in Coconino County , Arizona , about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Lowell's main campus on Mars Hill in Flagstaff, Arizona .
Governor Aker Observatory is an astronomical observatory, part of Eastern Arizona College's Discovery Park Campus (formerly known as Discovery Park) in Safford, Arizona (US). Opening on November 18, 1995, the observatory became Discovery Park's first attraction.
The Whipple observatory complex is located on Mount Hopkins, Arizona, US (55 km south of Tucson) ... Mount Hopkins Clear Sky Clock Forecast of observing conditions.
The 1.52 m (60 in) Steward Observatory Telescope is a Cassegrain reflector used for the Mount Lemmon Survey (MLS), which is part of the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS). [4] It was built in the late 1960s and first installed at Catalina Station on Mount Bigelow , which is nearby in the Santa Catalina Mountains. [ 1 ]
Clear Sky Charts (called clocks until February 29, 2008) are web graphics which deliver weather forecasts designed specifically for astronomers. They forecast the cloud cover , transparency and astronomical seeing , parameters which are not forecast by civil or aviation forecasts. [ 1 ]
Braeside Observatory is a privately owned astronomical observatory previously owned and operated by Arizona State University. It is located five miles west of Flagstaff, Arizona (US), near the U.S. Naval observatory. The observatory is made up of two buildings, the telescope building and the control building.
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
The 1.3-meter McGraw-Hill Telescope, with a 1.27-meter clear aperture, is an aluminum-coated Cer-Vit (low thermal expansion glass) telescope. Its usable foci include f/7.5 and f/13.5. [ 6 ] The telescope was originally installed at Stinchfield Woods, Michigan in 1969, and moved in 1975 to MDM.