John Payson Williston Observatory | |
Organization: | Mount Holyoke College |
Location: | Jewett Lane South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States |
Coords: | 42.256°N -72.5776°W |
Altitude: | 231 feet |
Weather: | South Hadley Weather |
Established: | 1881[1] |
Website: | https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/astronomy/williston |
Telescope1 Type: | 24-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector |
Telescope2 Type: | 8-inch Meade LX-200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes |
The John Payson Williston Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at the highest point on the Mount Holyoke College campus. Constructed in 1881, the observatory is a modest building with a 24-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector optical telescope. It is maintained and operated by the Mount Holyoke College Astronomy Department.