Black Moshannon Observatory, Astronomical observatory in Black Moshannon State Park, Pennsylvania, United States.
The observatory contained a 1.6-meter reflecting telescope with a fiber-fed cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph for celestial observations at 738 meters elevation.
Pennsylvania State University established this astronomical research facility in 1972 and operated it until its closure after August 1995.
The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University conducted research on chromospherically active stars and binary star systems.
The observatory's location, 17 kilometers northwest of State College, provided minimal light pollution for astronomical observations.
Scientists at this facility published multiple research papers about hydrogen-alpha observations and discovered a pre-main-sequence spectroscopic binary star.
Location: Pennsylvania
GPS coordinates: 40.92200,-78.00500
Latest update: May 2, 2025 19:39
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