Astronomy, Dark Sky Observatory, 1986
 

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“Astronomy, Dark Sky Observatory, 1986,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/10636.


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The image description is incorrect. It should read:

Line 2: The first observatory was the Rankin Science Observatory established when Rankin Sciece Hall was built in 1963 and was managed by the Department ...

Line 5; As a result of heightened interest in astronomy and astronomical research the Dark Sky Observatory was established in 1981 on property gifted to the university in 1943. It is located 26 miles northeast of the main campus. It is now the site of six research telescopes and university faculty and students perform research during every clear from evening to morning twilight. With the addition of the Cline Visitor Center there is a program of monthly Public Observing Sessions. The Department of Physics and Astronomy ...

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Title

Astronomy, Dark Sky Observatory, 1986

Description

This image shows a car with the ASU Dark Sky Observatory logo on the side at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in 1986-87. The Dark Sky Observatory was originally housed in Rankin Science Hall, built 1963, now known as the Rankin Science Observatory, and managed by the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences. A separate Dark Sky Observatory was opened in 1981 twenty miles northeast of Boone, NC. The Department offers an undergraduate degrees in applied physics and graduate degrees in engineering physics, as well as courses in industrial, chemical, computational, environmental, medical, and radiation safety physics. This image appears in the 1987 Rhododendron (p. 128).

Subject

Physics
Astronomy
Appalachian State University

Source

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 13, Observatory, C14.2.3.1.

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Date

1986-1987

Contributor

Rhododendron

Format

JPEG
Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Corporate Names

Appalachian State University. Department of Physics and Astronomy. College of Arts and Sciences

Place Names

Dark Sky Observatory (1981)

Series

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

File name

3328_2004_040_A.jpg

Sponsors

The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.

Comments

The image description is incorrect. It should read:

Line 2: The first observatory was the Rankin Science Observatory established when Rankin Sciece Hall was built in 1963 and was managed by the Department ...

Line 5; As a result of heightened interest in astronomy and astronomical research the Dark Sky Observatory was established in 1981 on property gifted to the university in 1943. It is located 26 miles northeast of the main campus. It is now the site of six research telescopes and university faculty and students perform research during every clear from evening to morning twilight. With the addition of the Cline Visitor Center there is a program of monthly Public Observing Sessions. The Department of Physics and Astronomy ...

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