Kirkwood Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is named for Daniel Kirkwood (1814–1895) an astronomer and professor of mathematics at Indiana University who discovered the divisions of the asteroid belt known as the Kirkwood Gaps.
 Kirkwood Observatory, 2006. | |||||
| Organization | Indiana University | ||||
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| Location | Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A. | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°09′57″N 86°31′34″W / 39.16583°N 86.52611°W | ||||
| Altitude | 235 meters (770 ft) | ||||
| Weather | See the Clear Sky Clock | ||||
| Established | 1901 | ||||
| Website | www.astro.indiana.edu | ||||
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  Location of Kirkwood Observatory | |||||
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Description
editBuilt in 1900 and dedicated on May 15, 1901, the observatory was thoroughly renovated during the 2001–02 academic year. Although the facility is no longer used for research, its original refracting telescope, built by Warner & Swasey Company with a 12-inch (0.3-meter) Brashear objective lens, also received a complete restoration. The telescope is now used regularly for outreach events and undergraduate-level classes. Kirkwood Observatory also has an instructional solar telescope.
Directors
edit- John A. Miller (1901–06)
- Wilbur A. Cogshall (1907–44)[1]
- Frank K. Edmondson (1944–78)
See also
edit- 1764 Cogshall, asteroid named after W. A. Cogshall
- List of observatories
References
edit- ^ Lauren J. Bryant. "Farseeing and Abiding at IU". Indiana University. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- "Kirkwood Observatory Homepage". Kirkwood Observatory. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
External links
edit- Topographical map from TopoQuest
- Bloomington Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions covering Kirkwood Observatory.
