RIT Observatory

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RIT Observatory

Organization	Rochester Institute of Technology
Observatory code	920
Location	Henrietta, New York
Coordinates	43°04′33″N 77°39′53″W / 43.0758°N 77.6647°W / 43.0758; -77.6647Coordinates: 43°04′33″N 77°39′53″W / 43.0758°N 77.6647°W / 43.0758; -77.6647
Altitude	551 feet (168 m)
Established	1992 (1992)
Website	www.rit.edu/cos/observatory
Telescopes
Rolloff building telescope 14-inch f/10 Celestron Dome building telescope 12-inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain
Location of RIT Observatory
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Rochester Institute of Technology Observatory is a small astronomical observatory owned and operated by Rochester Institute of Technology. It is located in Henrietta, New York, United States.

The observatory is primarily used to teach undergraduate astronomy labs, although some research relating to cataclysmic variables and asteroid occultations also takes place.

There are one telescope dome and one roll-off shed on the premises, both housing telescopes. RIT owns a 12" Meade telescope, a 16" telescope, and several smaller refracting telescopes. In addition, a two-element radio interferometer based on the SIMPLE design is being constructed and will be used as a teaching instrument to expose students in astronomy labs to observations at other wavelengths.

Dome controller student project at Imagine RIT 2017.

See also[]

• List of astronomical observatories

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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