Pine Mountain Observatory, Oregon
N 43° 47.505 W 120° 56.476
10T E 665634 N 4850803
The Pine Mountain Observatory is located 26 miles SE of Bend OR in Central Oregon. The facility is operated by the University of Oregon Physics Department, along with a group of amateur astronomers, called the Friends of Pine Mountain Observatory.
Waymark Code: WM4312
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2008
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Pine Mountain Observatory is owned and operated by the University of Oregon. Designed as a professional astrophysics research facility back in the late 1960s, the Obervatory's current prime mission is Public Education. This is one of the few professional observatories where the general public as well as school groups can come up at nighttime to visit, to see what happens at such a faciltiy, and to view celestial objects through some of the large research telescopes. A very robust outreach program is offered, bringing modern astrophysics lessons and technologies to many K-12 classrooms throughout Oregon, and training dozens of teachers to perform inquiry-based lessons. Students are encouraged to request and use authentic digital imaging data from PMO's COWCAM camera at the 32" telescope, and from the PIGGY camera on the 24" telescope.
Observatory Purpose: Research
Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: Yes
Radio Telescopes?: No
Solar Telescopes?: No
Open to the Public?: Yes
Public Viewing Allowed?: Yes
Active Observatory?: Active
Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 3 to 5
Site URL: [Web Link]
Is this a Club Observatory?: Not listed
Year Dedicated or Opened: Not Listed
Altitude (meters): Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:Note the time of day of your visit, and your own photo of your favorite part of the observatory. This might be the view from the observatory, picture of your favorite building or favorite exhibit. (Be mindful of flash photography rules!)
If you participated in an observing session, let everyone know what you saw!