John Payson Williston Observatory

Astronomical observatory

Observatory

Location of John Payson Williston Observatory

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The John Payson Williston Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at the highest point on the Mount Holyoke College campus. Constructed in 1881, the observatory is a modest building with a 24-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector optical telescope. It is maintained and operated by the Mount Holyoke College Astronomy Department.

References

^ "Williston Observatory". 29 August 2017.

External links

Williston Observatory
Mount Holyoke College Astronomy Department

Mount Holyoke College

Research

Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory

Campus

Student life

PVTA & Five College buses
Five College Consortium

People

Mount Holyoke College people

Media

The Massachusetts Review
WFCR

Miscellaneous

Glascock Prize
Joseph Allen Skinner Museum
The Odyssey Bookshop

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