Judson B. Coit Observatory Explained

Judson B. Coit Observatory
Organization:Boston University
Department of Astronomy
Location:Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Coords:42.3503°N -71.1054°W
Altitude:32 meters (105 feet)
Telescope1 Name:Unnamed Schmidt-Cassegrain
Telescope1 Type:14-inch reflector
Telescope2 Name:Unnamed Schmidt-Cassegrain
Telescope2 Type:10-inch with a mounted 4-inch refractor guide scope
Telescope3 Name:Unnamed Telescope
Telescope3 Type:6½ inch refractor
Telescope4 Name:3 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes
Telescope4 Type:8-inch Meade

Judson B. Coit Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Boston University on the roof of the College of Arts & Sciences at 725 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The observatory is used in undergraduate and graduate courses of the Boston University Department of Astronomy, and for observing projects of the Boston University Astronomical Society.

Public Open Nights are held most Wednesday evenings throughout the year, weather permitting.[1]

The Observatory is named for Judson Coit, the first Professor of Astronomy appointed by Boston University. It was originally located on the roof of the College of Liberal Arts Building on Boylston Street, occupied by Boston University from the early years of the 20th century until the late-1940s, when it was moved with the College of Liberal Arts (now College of Arts and Sciences) to its current location on Commonwealth Avenue

See also

References

  1. Web site: Judson B. Coit Observatory Homepage . Judson B. Coit Observatory . December 14, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050901143459/http://www.bu.edu/astronomy/facilities/observatory.html . September 1, 2005 . dead .
  2. Web site: Open Nights Details . May 15, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060226104506/http://www.bu.edu/astronomy/opennight.html . February 26, 2006 . dead .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coit Observatory at Boston University. D Guides. Ally Rennell. 7 November 2015.