University of Alabama Observatory

The University of Alabama Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The new domed observatory was built atop Gallalee Hall, completed in 1949. It replaced the Old Observatory, which had been in use from 1849 until the 1890s.^[1] Initially equipped with a 10-inch (0.25 m) refracting telescope, this was the university's primary telescope from 1950 until 2004. The old telescope was removed and then sold to an antique telescope collector to make way for the new instrument. A new 16-inch (0.41 m) Ritchey-Chrétien reflector, manufactured by DFM Engineering, was installed in 2005.^[2][3]

University of Alabama Observatory

Organization	University of Alabama
Location	Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Coordinates	33.209682°N 87.543886°W / 33.209682; -87.543886
Established	1950
Website	University of Alabama Astronomy Program
Telescopes
Unnamed J.W. Fecker, Inc. 10 in (250 mm) refractor Unnamed DFM Engineering 16 in (410 mm) Ritchey-Chrétien reflector
Location of University of Alabama Observatory
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The observatory and its instruments are made available for free public viewing one night per month, weather permitting. The schedule for public viewing is available on the observatory's official website and is updated on a semesterly basis.

See also

• Old University of Alabama Observatory
• List of observatories