Best universities for Astronomy
/PRNewswire/ - College Rank has released a list of the 35 Best College Astronomy Observatories. A raw score was generated and assigned to each observatory, factoring in metrics such as house telescope availability, altitude, weather and light pollution.
The ranking can be viewed here:
Sara Moore, the article's author, had this to say regarding the ranking: "This list of observatories highlights 35 of the best facilities from around the country. Students that attend these colleges and universities are making fascinating discoveries and providing great resource information to the casual stargazer. These facilities also often put on public stargazing and astronomy programming, making them under recognized assets to their communities."
Every college and university planetarium and observatory in America was considered in this list, and many terrific facilities did not make the final cut. These 35 are extremely worthy of recognition.
Here is a list of the 35 College Observatories (In Alphabetical Order)
Agnes Scott College - Bradley Observatory
Appalachian State University - Rankin Science Observatory
Ball State University - The Charles W. Brown Planetarium
Brigham Young University - West Mountain Observatory
Butler University - Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium
Caltech - Palomar Observatory
Caltech - Owens Valley Radio Observatory
Caltech and University of California - W. M. Keck Observatory
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Observatory Complex
Harvard University - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Haverford College - Strawbridge Observatory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Haystack Observatory
Montgomery College - Rockville - Montgomery College Astronomical Observatory
Morehead State University - Space Science Center
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Big Bear Solar Observatory
New Mexico State University - Apache Point
Ohio Wesleyan University - Perkins Observatory
San Diego State University - Mount Laguna Observatory
Texas A&M University - Texas A&M Astronomical Observatory
Union College - Dudley Observatory
University of California at Santa Cruz - Lick Observatory
University of Arizona - Mount Graham International Observatory
University of Chicago - Yerkes Observatory
University of Colorado at Boulder - Sommers-Bausch Observatory
University of Denver - Chamberlin Observatory
University of Florida - Rosemary Hill Observatory
University of Hawaii - Haleakala Observatory
University of Pittsburgh - Allegheny Observatory
University of Texas at Austin - McDonald Observatory
University of New Mexico - Capilla Peak Observatory
US Naval Academy - US Naval Academy Observatory
Vanderbilt University - Dyer Observatory
Vassar College - Class of 1951 Vassar College Observatory
Wellesley College - Whitin Observatory
Williams College - Hopkins Observatory
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