Oregon Observatory

Oregon Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the not-for-profit Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory in Sunriver, Oregon, United States, near Sunriver Resort. As of 2011, the observatory had eleven telescopes,[1] and by 2013, it had twenty-three telescopes with thirteen of them 10 inches (25 cm) or more.[2] In July 2012, the observatory was renamed the Oregon Observatory at Sunriver.[3]

Sunriver Observatory
Dr. Robert M. Glass Starport
OrganizationSunriver Nature Center
LocationSunriver, Oregon, USA
Coordinates43.8851°N 121.4476°W / 43.8851; -121.4476
Altitude1269 meters (4164 feet)
Establishedc. 1990 (1990)
Websitesnco.org/learn-explore/at-the-oregon-observatory/
Telescopes
Yocum20-inch RC OGS
Coronado90mm Halpha double stack
MartinJMI NGT 18" Newtonian
PorterCelestron 14" SC Fastar
PorterCelestron 11"
TryonTele Vue 102 plus 4 more solar telescopes, and 15 more night time telescopes
Location of Sunriver Observatory

See also

References
  1. Equipment Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "SNCO Equipment". Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  3. "July 2012 Sunriver Scene".


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