Burrell Memorial Observatory Explained

Burrell Memorial Observatory
Organization:Baldwin Wallace University
Location:Berea, Ohio
Coords:41.3754°N -81.8513°W
Telescope1 Name:Warner & Swasey refracting Telescope
Telescope1 Type:refracting telescope with a 13 3/8 inch objective, a 4 - inch finder, and a 1 inch finder.

Burrell Memorial Observatory referred to as Burrell Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the campus of Baldwin Wallace University. The observatory was established in 1940, in Berea, Ohio.

History

The observatory is located on the northernmost point of the Baldwin Wallace University campus. Built in 1940, the observatory is named after Katherine Ward Burrell as a memorial to her late husband Edward P. Burrell. The observatory houses a Warner & Swasey refracting telescope with a 13-inch objective, a 4-inch finder, and a 1-inch finder.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burrell Memorial Observatory - Baldwin Wallace University. Burrell Observatory. Baldwin Wallace University. 10 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130621050640/http://www.bw.edu/academics/phy/ast/. 21 June 2013. dead.