Pine Mountain Observatory, Research observatory in central Oregon, United States.
The Pine Mountain Observatory consists of three telescopes positioned at 6,300 feet elevation in the Oregon Badlands, 26 miles from Bend.
The University of Oregon Physics Department established the observatory in 1967 following extensive sky condition studies by professors Donnelly and Ebbinghausen.
The observatory allows undergraduate students to participate in research operations while providing educational programs for local schools throughout the academic year.
Visitors can access the facility every weekend between Memorial Day and September, with guided presentations starting at sunset followed by telescope observations.
The facility maintains a partnership with Kobe University for asteroid observation projects, generating data to create three-dimensional models from light curves.
Location: Oregon
GPS coordinates: 43.79150,-120.94100
Latest update: March 5, 2025 07:15
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