Tukuk-OS🔭 Leuschner Observatory
United States · Americas · 37.92°N, 122.15°W
Leuschner Observatory, originally called the Students' Observatory, is an observatory jointly operated by the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University. The observatory was built in 1886 on the Berkeley campus. For many years, it was directed by Armin Otto Leuschner, for whom the observatory was renamed in 1951. In 1965, it was relocated to its present home in Lafayette, California, approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Berkeley campus. In 2012, the physics and astronomy department of San Francisco State University became a partner.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Americas |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 37.92°N, 122.15°W · view on map |
Leuschner Observatory is located in United States, in Americas.
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