Kennon Observatory

Kennon Observatory

Organization	University of Mississippi
Location	Oxford, Mississippi (USA)
Coordinates	34°21′51.3″N 89°32′11.2″W
Established	1939
Website	[1]
Location of Kennon Observatory

Kennon Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Mississippi. Built in 1939 and located on the university's campus in Oxford, Mississippi (USA), it was named after Dr. William Lee Kennon, a long-serving chair of the department of Physics and Astronomy.

See also

• Barnard Observatory - Univ. of Mississippi's first observatory.

References

1. "The Department of Physics and Astronomy Homepage". Buildings of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved December 14, 2005.

External links

• Kennon Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.