Morehead Observatory, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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N 35° 54.858 W 079° 03.042
17S E 675886 N 3976198
The Morehead Observatory is part of the Morehead Planetarium facility at the University of North Carolina.
Waymark Code: WM7PG
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2006
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The Morehead Observatory is located in the east Wing of the Morehead Planetarium. While physically part of the planetarium building, the observatory is actually operated by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina.
The observatory houses a 24-inch reflecting telescope. Ninety minutes tours and telescope viewing are available to the public during the school year on Friday nights.
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