Comments on: Starry Eyed Surprise: NoCo’s TWO Observatories http://nocostl.com/2010/02/starry-eyed-surprise-nocos-two-observatories/ Mon, 21 May 2012 15:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: admin http://nocostl.com/2010/02/starry-eyed-surprise-nocos-two-observatories/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 admin Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:44:39 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=2725#comment-1193 I believe the distinction is that Pattonville is the first Missouri school or college to have an observatory AND a planetarium. I believe the distinction is that Pattonville is the first Missouri school or college to have an observatory AND a planetarium.

]]> By: Greg Ahrens http://nocostl.com/2010/02/starry-eyed-surprise-nocos-two-observatories/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Greg Ahrens Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:25:23 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=2725#comment-1192 The Pattonville observatory cannot be the first observatory opened by a school or college in Missouri. The University of Missouri built the first observatory in the western United States in Columbia way way back in 1853. Although the original was torn down and moved several times, the present Laws Observatory at UMC on top of the new Physics Building was opened way back in 1966, three years before Pattonville. http://cmaa.missouri.edu/laws/laws.html Greg Ahrens, McCluer '70 The Pattonville observatory cannot be the first observatory opened by a school or college in Missouri. The University of Missouri built the first observatory in the western United States in Columbia way way back in 1853. Although the original was torn down and moved several times, the present Laws Observatory at UMC on top of the new Physics Building was opened way back in 1966, three years before Pattonville.
http://cmaa.missouri.edu/laws/laws.html

Greg Ahrens, McCluer ’70

]]> By: Tim Gorry http://nocostl.com/2010/02/starry-eyed-surprise-nocos-two-observatories/comment-page-1/#comment-1158 Tim Gorry Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:45:20 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=2725#comment-1158 Oops.. Observatory.. Oops.. Observatory..

]]> By: Tim Gorry http://nocostl.com/2010/02/starry-eyed-surprise-nocos-two-observatories/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 Tim Gorry Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:44:26 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=2725#comment-1157 I was informed that the Observatorie at Flo Valley will be open on April 10th during the open house from 11a to 2pm! I was informed that the Observatorie at Flo Valley will be open on April 10th during the open house from 11a to 2pm!

]]> By: admin http://nocostl.com/2010/02/starry-eyed-surprise-nocos-two-observatories/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 admin Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:35:34 +0000 http://nocostl.com/?p=2725#comment-1147 Thanks Tim! Another reader mentioned that on Facebook. If it is open to the public, that means we have THREE observatories in North County! Wow! Thanks Tim! Another reader mentioned that on Facebook. If it is open to the public, that means we have THREE observatories in North County! Wow!

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