Desert Eagle Observatory

Desert Eagle Observatory

Coordinates: 31°57′45″N 110°28′35″W / 31.9625°N 110.47639°W / 31.9625; -110.47639 Desert Eagle Observatory (IAU code 333) is a private amateur astronomical observatory, situated near Benson, Arizona. Operated by William Kwong Yu Yeung, the observatory's primary purpose is the observation and discovery of asteroids, which include but are not limited to comets and Near Earth Asteroids (NEA). To date the observatory has discovered 1,732 new asteroids (not all of which are numbered yet).

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