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| Organization | Peninsula Astronomical Society | ||
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| Location | Los Altos Hills, California, US | ||
| Coordinates | 37°21′47.25″N 122°7′53.45″W / 37.3631250°N 122.1315139°W | ||
| Established | 1965 | ||
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Foothill Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Peninsula Astronomical Society (PAS) and Foothill College. It is located on the college's campus in Los Altos Hills, California (US). The observatory is used by students enrolled in the introductory astronomy lab on campus, which is part of the college's thriving astronomy for non-scientists program, serving over 800 students per year. A 16-inch (410 mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope was donated to the observatory and went into operation in 2007.
Conditions permitting, the PAS opens the observatory for public viewing every clear Friday night from 9 p.m. to about 11 p.m., and for solar viewing every clear Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
See also
- List of observatories
- Andrew Fraknoi, former Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College (retired 2017)
References
Plaque on outside of observatory.
- "Foothill Observatory homepage". Foothill Observatory. Archived from the original on December 14, 2005. Retrieved December 16, 2005.
External links
- Peninsula Astronomical Society
- Foothill College Observatory (Foothill College)
- Foothill College Astronomy Department
- Foothill Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.
- Meade LX 200 Telescope
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