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RIT Observatory
OrganizationRochester Institute of Technology
Observatory code 920 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationHenrietta, New York
Coordinates43°04′31″N 77°39′52″W / 43.075207°N 77.664314°W / 43.075207; -77.664314
Altitude167 m (548 ft)
Websitehttp://www.rit.edu/~ritobs/
RIT Observatory is located in the United States
RIT Observatory
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Rochester Institute of Technology Observatory is a small astronomical observatory owned and operated by Rochester Institute of Technology. It is located in Henrietta, New York (USA).

The Observator is primarily used to teach undergraduate astronomy labs, although some research relating to Cataclysmic Variables and asteroid occultations takes place.

There is one telescope dome and one rolloff shed on the premises, both housing telescopes. RIT owns a 12' Meade telescope, a 16' telescope, and several smaller Refracting Telescopes. In addition, a 2 element radio interferometer based on the SIMPLE design is being constructed and will be used as a teaching instrument to expose students in astronomy labs to observations in other wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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