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California
Pleasant Hill
Diablo Valley College Observatory
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Road
Pleasant Hill  CA  94523
Phone   925 685-1230
Web Site http://www.dvc.edu/catalog/02%5F03/i/intro7.htm
Description located in Science Center
Type of Resource   Science
Field of Study/Science Facility Observatory
New or Updated:   1/14/2004

Cocoa

BCC Planetarium and Observatory

1519 Clearlake Road

Cocoa FL 32922

Phone 321 433-7373

Alt Phone 321 632-1111

Web Site http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/~planet/

Description planetarium, observatory, Hall of Space Explorers with memorabilia

from astronauts of 30 countries

Type of Resource Science

Primary Focus Science Museum

Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium

New or Updated: 5/14/2006

Columbus
Georgia
Omisphere Theater & Mead Observatory
Address
Columbus GA
Phone
Web Site www.ccssc.org/
Description
Type of Resource Science
Field of Study Science Facility Observatory

Decatur
Georgia
Bradley Observatory
Address
Decatur GA
Phone
Web Site http://bradley.agnesscott.edu/
Description
Type of Resource Science
Field of Study Science Facility Observatory

Hawaii
Hilo
Mauna Kea Observatory
177 Maka'ala Street
Hilo HI 96720
Phone 808 974-4205
Alt Phone 808 961-2190
Web Site http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/vis/info.html
Alt Web http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ifa/about_ifa.htm
Description on top of an almost 14,000 foot peak, reachable only by 4 wheel drive
Type of Resource Science
Field of Study/Science Facility Observatory
New or Updated: 04/13/2003

IL
Bloomington
Mark Evans Observatory
301 East Beecher Street
Illinois Wesleyan U
Bloomington IL
Phone 309 556-3176
Web Site http://www.iwu.edu/aboutiwu/campus/evans.html
Description 16 inch Cassegrain telescope
Type of Resource Museum
Science Facility Observatory
Owner/Operator: Illinois Wesleyan U
New or Updated: 08/29/2003

DeKalb
Illinois
Davis Hall Observatory - NIU
NIU Davis Hall, 7th Floor Room 703
Normal & Locust Roads
DeKalb IL 60115
Phone 815 753-1305
Alt Phone 815 753-1772
Web Site http://niuhep.physics.niu.edu/~observatory/
Description tours, limited public hours & viewing time, various public programs
Type of Resource Science
Field of Study Science Facility Observatory

Springfield
Illinois
Sangamon State U Observatory
Astronomy-Physics
PO Box 19243
Springfield IL 62794
Phone 217 206-6600
Web Site http://www.uis.edu/astronomy/index.html
E-mail mailto:asp@uis.edu
Description star parties open to the public on fall weekend nights, introductory courses
Type of Resource Science
Field of Study Science Facility Observatory

Urbana
Illinois
U of IL Observatory
Dept of Astronomy
1002 West Green Street
Urbana IL 61801
Phone 217 333-3090
Web Site http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/
E-mail mailto:astronomy@uiuc.edu
Alt Web http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~uias/observatour.html
Description restricted public access
Type of Resource Science
Field of Study Science Facility Observatory

Last Update: 03/03/2010

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