Rosemary Hill Observatory

Observatory

Location of Rosemary Hill Observatory

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Rosemary Hill Observatory (RHO) is an astronomical observatory located near the town of Bronson, Florida (USA), about 38 kilometers (24 mi) southwest of Gainesville, Florida. The observatory is owned and operated by the University of Florida, and opened in 1967. It has two telescopes and dormitories for extended observing runs.

Telescopes

A 0.76 m (30 in) Cassegrain reflector was built by Tinsley Laboratories and was commissioned in 1968.^[1] It is occasionally used for instruction, but is primarily used for monitoring active galaxies, performing photometry of transiting exoplanets, and other research purposes.^[2]^[3]
The 0.45 m (18 in) Ritchey-Chrétien reflector was refurbished in 1994 and is used for instruction.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "UF :: Astronomy - Rosemary Hill Observatory". University of Florida Department of Astronomy. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
^ Clements, S. D. (December 2002). "Color Variations of Two Blazars: BL Lac and PKS 0736+01". American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 34: 1109. Bibcode:2002AAS...201.1104C.
^ Clark, M. (March 2007). "Lightcurve Results for 1318 Nerina, 222 Lermontov 3015 Candy, 3089 Oujianquan, 3155 Lee, 6410 Fujiwara, 6500 Kodaira, (8290) 1992 NP, 9566 Rykhlova, (42923) 1999 SR18, and 2001 FY". Minor Planet Bulletin. 34 (1): 19–22. Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...19C.

External links

Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida
Rosemary Hill Observatory Clear Sky Chart Forecasts of observing conditions.

University of Florida

Located in: Gainesville, Florida

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