Black Moshannon Observatory

The Black Moshannon Observatory (BMO) was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Pennsylvania State University. Established in 1972, it was located in the central part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in Black Moshannon State Park, approximately 17 kilometers (11 miles) northwest of State College.^[1] The observatory was closed some time after August 1995.^[2][3]

Black Moshannon Observatory

Alternative names	bio
Organization	Pennsylvania State University
Location	Black Moshannon State Park
Coordinates	40.922°N 78.005°W / 40.922; -78.005
Altitude	738 meters (2,421 ft)
Established	1972 (1972)
Closed	after August 1995
Telescopes
unnamed telescope 1.6 m reflector
Location of Black Moshannon Observatory

2016

Black Moshannon Observatory as of May 28, 2017

Telescope

The observatory's main telescope was a 1.6 m (63 in) reflecting telescope.^[4] The primary instrument attached to the telescope was a fiber-fed, cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph. Astronomers used this instrument to study chromospherically active stars, binary stars, and pre–main sequence stars.^[5][6][7]

See also

• List of astronomical observatories