Peach Mountain Observatory

Peach Mountain Observatory
Organization University of Michigan
Location Dexter, Michigan
Coordinates 42°23′56″N 83°56′08″W / 42.3988°N 83.9355°W / 42.3988; -83.9355Coordinates: 42°23′56″N 83°56′08″W / 42.3988°N 83.9355°W / 42.3988; -83.9355
Altitude 315 meters (1,033 ft)
Established 1955 (1955)
Website Peach Mountain Observatory
Telescopes
Peach Mountain Radio Telescope 26 m reflector
McMath-Hulbert Telescope 0.6 m reflector

The Peach Mountain Observatory (PMO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Michigan (UM). It is located near the village of Dexter, Michigan (USA), about 20 kilometers (12 mi) northwest of Ann Arbor. It was opened in 1955, and is used for research, instruction, and amateur observing.

Other observatories that UM has operated include the Detroit Observatory (Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1854), the Angell Hall Observatory (Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1927), the Lamont-Hussey Observatory (South Africa, 1928), the McMath-Hulbert Observatory (Lake Angelus, Michigan, 1930), and the Portage Lake Observatory (Dexter, Michigan, 1948).

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References

  1. "Michigan Astronomy | Radio Observatory". University of Michigan Astronomy Department. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  2. Snyder, Dave. "The History of the McMath-Hulbert Observatory". University Lowbrow Astronomers. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  3. "Reports of Observatories". Astronomical Journal 65: 505. November 1960. Bibcode:1960AJ.....65..505.. doi:10.1086/108304.
  4. 1 2 Snyder, Dave. "The History of the Peach Mountain Observatory". University Lowbrow Astronomers. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  5. "Reports of Observatories". Astronomical Journal 62: 283. November 1957. Bibcode:1957AJ.....62..283.. doi:10.1086/107538.

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