🔭 Ward Observatory

New Zealand · Oceania · 39.93°S, 175.05°E

The Ward Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Whanganui, New Zealand. Built in 1901 and administered by the Wanganui Astronomical Society, it is named after Joseph Ward (1862–1927), the society's first president and longtime director of the observatory. It houses a 9+1⁄2 inches (24 cm) telescope, the largest unmodified refractor telescope in use in New Zealand.

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Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	39.93°S, 175.05°E · view on map

Ward Observatory is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.

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