Weitkamp Observatory
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Weitkamp Observatory is an astronomical
observatory
owned and operated by Otterbein College. Donated in 1955 by Alfred Henry Weitkamp in memory of Mary Geeding Weitkamp, it is located in Westerville
, Ohio
(USA).
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
owned and operated by Otterbein College. Donated in 1955 by Alfred Henry Weitkamp in memory of Mary Geeding Weitkamp, it is located in Westerville
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
(USA).
External links
- Otterbein University Home > Academics > Departments > Physics > Facilities - Weitkamp Observatory
- Otterbein University campus map - in the text on the Facilities page linked above the location of the observatory is given as being "on the fifth floor of the McFadden-Schear science building at Otterbein University, 155 W. Main St., Westerville, Ohio (building 37 on the campus map)"; on the campus map this location is in fact shown as building 47, the Shear-McFadden Science Hall; the coordinate used in the article is that of the domed structure on the roof of this building.