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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 features a 26 inches (66 cm) Cassegrain reflecting telescope and offers public sky-watch programs. [2] Voorhees State Park main entrance is across the street (County Route 513) from Voorhees High School; also named after Foster M. Voorhees.
Educational observatory This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation.
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The Daniel S. Schanck Observatory is an historical astronomical observatory on the Queens Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. It is located on George Street near the corner with Hamilton Street, opposite the parking lot adjacent to Kirkpatrick Chapel , and to the northeast of Old Queens and Geology Hall .
Voorhees Computing Center. The chapel was originally constructed as a part of the St. Joseph's Seminary in 1933, adjoining to the main seminary building, which was demolished in 1970 to make way for the Folsom Library. The building was acquired by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1958 and renovated to serve as the campus library in 1960.
Voorhees Mall is a large grassy area with stately shade trees on a block (sometimes known as "Voorhees Campus") of about 28 acres (0.11 km 2) located on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University near downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey. An eclectic mix of architectural styles, Voorhees Mall is lined by many historic academic buildings.
The Daniel S. Schanck Observatory was designed by architect Willard Smith as a copy of the Tower of the Winds in Athens. [23]: pp.42–43 The two-story Greek Revival octagonal brick astronomical observatory was built in 1865 soon after Rutgers College was selected as New Jersey's sole land grant college.