Badlands Observatory

Badlands Observatory
Organization	Black Hills Astronomical Society
Code	918
Location	Quinn, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates	43°59′27″N 102°7′50″W
Website [1]
Telescopes unnamed 26-inch reflector

Badlands Observatory (IAU code 918) is an astronomical observatory named after the South Dakota Badlands. It is located in Quinn, South Dakota near the city of Wall, USA. The observatory is run with support from the Black Hills Astronomical Society and was founded by Ron Dyvig from the Kitt Peak Observatory in 2000.

Asteroids discovered: 3
(51772) 2001 MJ	June 16, 2001
(63528) 2001 PX13	August 13, 2001
(82361) 2001 MV6	June 23, 2001

See also

• List of observatories
• 26715 South Dakota

References

• "Badlands Observatory Homepage". Badlands Observatory. http://sdspacegrant.sdsmt.edu/bo.htm. Retrieved January 8, 2008. 

External links

• Badlands Observatory Clear sky clock Weather forecasts of observing conditions.