ASTRONOMY AT TMSC


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since May 18, 2001

The Observatories

On April 15, 2004 the Science Center was granted an observatory code from the International Astronomical Union (IAU). This accomplishment allows Science Center astronomers and students to contribute observations and measurements of solar system objects (asteroids & comets) to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Science Center's observatory code is:

H97

Latitude: 41° 48' 40.74" N
Longitude: 72° 47' 55.32" W
Altitude: 286 m/938 ft.


Click on either of the two observatories in the picture above to find out more about the telescopes within.

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