Bowman Observatory
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| Organization | Astronomical Society of Greenwich | ||||
| Location | Greenwich, Connecticut USA | ||||
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| Website www.seocom.com/asg/ |
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Bowman Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Greenwich, Connecticut Board of Education.
The Astronomical Society of Greenwich helps staff the observatory under the auspices of the Board's Continuing Education Department.[1]
Built in 1940 by Alden W. Smith, a science teacher at Greenwich High School. It is located on the grounds of the Julian Curtiss School in Greenwich, Connecticut.
The observatory underwent a major renovation in 1986. In 2007, the town agreed to spend $225,000 for a new dome. The original dome had been in place for more than 60 years, surviving storms, hurricanes and nor'easters, and it had begun leaking, endangering the telescope. Birds had also been found nesting in it. On May 22, 2008, workers from Jackson, Mississippi-based Observa-Dome replaced the old dome with a new one, which weighs 4,000 pounds, is motorized and able to rotate 360 degrees.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Astronomical Society of Greenwich website http://www.seocom.com/asg/
- ^ Hennessy, Christina, "New dome placed on Bowman", article, Greenwich Time of Greenwich, Connecticut, May 23, 2008, p.A1
[edit] External links
- Bowman Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecast of observing conditions
- Observa-Dome
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