Smith Observatory

Smith Observatory
Organization Beloit College
Location Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates 42°30′18″N 89°01′54″W / 42.50500°N 89.03167°W / 42.50500; -89.03167Coordinates: 42°30′18″N 89°01′54″W / 42.50500°N 89.03167°W / 42.50500; -89.03167
Established 1882
Closed 1950s
Telescopes
unnamed 9.5-inch refractor

for Smith Observatory at Geneva, New York, see Smith Observatory and Dr. William R. Brooks House

Smith Observatory is an observatory at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. Completed in 1882, the observatory was a memorial to John F. Smith, and served the campus from 1882 until the 1950s. In 1967 it was used as a coffee house and before being torn down in 1968. It was replaced by the Thompson Observatory.

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