This article is about the New York observatory. For the California location see Ford Observatory (Wrightwood)

Ford Observatory (Wrightwood)

This article is about the California observatory. For the New York location see Ford Observatory .The Clinton B. Ford Observatory is an astronomical observatory that is associated historically with the American Association of Variable Star Observers...

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The Clinton B. Ford Observatory is an astronomical observatory that is operated by the Ithaca College

Ithaca College

Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...

 physics department. The observatory is located in the forest on the south end of the Ithaca College

Ithaca College

Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...

 campus in Ithaca

Ithaca, New York

The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 (USA). It was constructed in 1998 using funds from the National Science Foundation and a bequest from the late Clinton B. Ford

Clinton B. Ford

Clinton B. Ford , aged 79, was an American investor, musician and amateur astronomer specializing in the observation of variable stars.- Birth and Family :...

. It houses a CCT-16 16-inch (0.4 m) f/8 Cassegrain telescope.

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External links

• Observatory news
• Ithaca College physics department
• Ithaca Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions covering Ford Observatory.