Brooks Observatory is an astronomical

Astronomy

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 observatory

Observatory

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 owned and operated by the University of Toledo

University of Toledo

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. The observatory is used primarily for public viewing and undergraduate instruction. It hosts an array of small telescope

Telescope

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s, the centerpiece of which is a six-inch refractor

Refracting telescope

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. It is located on the campus of the University of Toledo in Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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 (USA), occupying the 6th floor of McMaster Hall, home to the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Adjacent to Brooks Observatory is Ritter Observatory, which houses Ritter Planetarium and a one-meter telescope. In contrast to the telescopes at Brooks Observatory, the Ritter telescope is used for graduate and faculty research.

External links

• Ritter Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.