Murillo Family Observatory

Murillo Family Observatory is a teaching and research observatory for California State University, San Bernardino, located on Badger Hill on the northern portion of campus, in San Bernardino, the U.S. state of California. It is the newest research observatory in the Inland Empire and in the California State University system. ^[1] The observatory consists of two telescopes which are used for research and teaching; a 20-inch Ritchey-Chretien and a 17-inch Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph. In addition to the research telescopes the observatory has an observation deck with piers where small telescopes may be set up for undergraduate laboratory classes or open house nights. It serves as both an academic and community resource, with public viewing nights and special astronomy events for the community.^[2]

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California State University, San Bernardino

Colleges	Arts and Letters Business and Public Administration Education Extended Learning Natural Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences

Research	Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) Desert Studies Center John M. Pfau Library Murillo Family Observatory Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art Southern California Marine Institute Water Resource Institute

Athletics	Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes James & Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena Fiscalini Field California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA)

Life	Coyote Chronicle Coyote Radio Greek Santos Manuel Student Union University District

People	List of (Alumni)

Campus	John M. Pfau Library Murillo Family Observatory Palm Desert Campus Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art Santos Manuel Student Union San Bernardino Water Conservation Garden

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The California State University

Campuses	Bakersfield Channel Islands Chico Dominguez Hills East Bay Fresno Fullerton Humboldt Long Beach Los Angeles Maritime Monterey Bay Northridge Pomona Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo San Marcos Sonoma Stanislaus

Research and academics	Academics Engineering Research Institutes, Centers, and Laboratories Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory (CMIL) Desert Studies Center Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) Southern California Marine Institute Research Vessels R.V. Coral Sea (Humboldt) R.V. John H. Martin (MLML) R.V. Point Sur (MLML) R.V. Sheila B. (MLML) Observatories Murillo Family Observatory Mount Laguna Observatory

Training Vessels	T.S. Golden Bear

History	California State Normal School San Diego

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