- Yale Student Observatory
Infobox Observatory
name = Yale Student Observatory
caption = Leitner Family Observatory.
organization =Yale University
location =New Haven, Connecticut , USA
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website= [http://www.astro.yale.edu/dept/resources/student_observatory.html]
telescope1_name = Meade Telescope
telescope1_type = LX200 12" reflector
telescope2_name = Grubb Telescope
telescope2_type = RefractorThe Yale Student Observatory, formally known as the Leitner Family Observatory , is an astronomical
observatory owned and operated byYale University . It is located in Farnham Memorial Gardens near the corner of Edwards and Prospect Streets, New Haven,Connecticut (USA).The observatory is intended for student use. It includes two Ash domes housing a 12" LX200 Meade telescope and a refurbished Grubb refractor (originally purchased to observe the 1882 transit of Venus). Detectors include an SBIG ST-9E CCD camera and a DSS-7 spectrograph. There is also an observing deck between the domes.
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List of astronomical observatories References
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