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The ''' Clinton B. Ford observatory''' is an astronomical observatory that is operated by the [[Ithaca College]] physics department. The observatory is located in the forest on the south end of the [[Ithaca College]] campus in [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[New York]] ([[USA]]). It was constructed in 1998 using funds from the National Science Foundation and a bequest from the late [[Clinton B. Ford]]. It houses a CCT-16 16-inch (0.4 m) f/8 Cassegrain telescope.
The ''' Clinton B. Ford observatory''' is an astronomical observatory that is operated by the [[Ithaca College]] physics department. The observatory is located in the forest on the south end of the [[Ithaca College]] campus in [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[New York]] ([[USA]]). It was constructed in 1998 using funds from the National Science Foundation and a bequest from the late [[Clinton B. Ford]]. It houses a CCT-16 16-inch (0.4 m) f/8 Cassegrain telescope.


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*Fuertes Observatory, [[Cornell University]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[New York]]
*Fuertes Observatory, [[Cornell University]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[New York]]
*[[ Hartung-Boothroyd_Observatory]], [[Cornell University]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[New York]]
*[[Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory]], [[Cornell University]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[New York]]
* [[Kopernik Space Center|Kopernik Space Education Center]], [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]], [[New York]]
* [[Kopernik Space Center|Kopernik Space Education Center]], [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]], [[New York]]



Revision as of 03:09, 13 October 2006

The Clinton B. Ford observatory is an astronomical observatory that is operated by the Ithaca College physics department. The observatory is located in the forest on the south end of the Ithaca College campus in Ithaca, New York (USA). It was constructed in 1998 using funds from the National Science Foundation and a bequest from the late Clinton B. Ford. It houses a CCT-16 16-inch (0.4 m) f/8 Cassegrain telescope.

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