Stony Ridge Observatory
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Stony Ridge Observatory is an astronomical
observatory
built by and for amateur astronomers in the mountains of Los Angeles County, California
in 1963. When installed, its 760 mm (30 in) Newtonian-Cassegrain likely ranked as the largest amateur telescope in the United States. Asteroids 10168 Stony Ridge
and 144633 Georgecarroll
were discovered at the observatory. In September 2009, Stony Ridge was at risk of being lost to a wildfire, but escaped with minimal damage.
Astronomy
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Observatory
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built by and for amateur astronomers in the mountains of Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
in 1963. When installed, its 760 mm (30 in) Newtonian-Cassegrain likely ranked as the largest amateur telescope in the United States. Asteroids 10168 Stony Ridge
10168 Stony Ridge
10168 Stony Ridge is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1995 by J. B. Child and J. E. Rogers at Stony Ridge Observatory.- External links :*...
and 144633 Georgecarroll
144633 Georgecarroll
144633 Georgecarroll is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 21, 2004 at the Stony Ridge Observatory. It was named after George A. Carroll, the designer of the telescope at Stony Ridge.- External links :*...
were discovered at the observatory. In September 2009, Stony Ridge was at risk of being lost to a wildfire, but escaped with minimal damage.