Rosemary_Hill_Observatory Knowpia

Rosemary Hill Observatory
Organization	University of Florida
Observatory code	831
Location	Bronson, Florida
Coordinates	29°24′00″N 82°35′10″W / 29.4001°N 82.5862°W
Altitude	23 meters (75 ft)
Established	1967
Website	Rosemary Hill Observatory
Telescopes
A.G. Smith 30" Telescope
A.G. Smith 30" Telescope	0.76 m reflector
unnamed telescope	0.45 m reflector
	Location of Rosemary Hill Observatory
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Rosemary Hill Observatory (RHO) is an astronomical observatory located near the town of Bronson, Florida (USA), about 38 kilometers (24 mi) southwest of Gainesville, Florida. The observatory is owned and operated by the University of Florida, and opened in 1967. It has two telescopes and dormitories for extended observing runs.

Telescopes edit

A 0.76 m (30 in) Cassegrain reflector was built by Tinsley Laboratories and was commissioned in 1968.^[1] It is occasionally used for instruction, but is primarily used for monitoring active galaxies, performing photometry of transiting exoplanets, and other research purposes.^[2]^[3]
The 0.45 m (18 in) Ritchey-Chrétien reflector was refurbished in 1994 and is used for instruction.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "UF :: Astronomy - Rosemary Hill Observatory". University of Florida Department of Astronomy. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
^ Clements, S. D. (December 2002). "Color Variations of Two Blazars: BL Lac and PKS 0736+01". American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 34: 1109. Bibcode:2002AAS...201.1104C.
^ Clark, M. (March 2007). "Lightcurve Results for 1318 Nerina, 222 Lermontov 3015 Candy, 3089 Oujianquan, 3155 Lee, 6410 Fujiwara, 6500 Kodaira, (8290) 1992 NP, 9566 Rykhlova, (42923) 1999 SR18, and 2001 FY". Minor Planet Bulletin. 34 (1): 19–22. Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...19C.