unnamed telescope 0.8 m reflector Phone +1 541-382-8331 | Established 1967 (1967) unnamed telescope 0.6 m reflector | |
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Altitude 1,920 meters (6,300 ft) Website Pine Mountain Observatory Similar Sunriver Observatory, Chapman Hall, Deady Hall, Sunriver Nature Center, White River Falls State Park |
Pine Mountain Observatory (PMO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Oregon Physics Department. It is located 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Bend, Oregon (USA) in the Deschutes National Forest. The site was discovered by professors Russ Donnelly and E.G. Ebbinghausen in 1965 and has been in operation since 1967.
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PMO's mission includes a strong public education aspect. Programs for high-school students have not only include observation, but also analysis of data and preparation of a paper for publication. PMO has developed software that enables K-12 teachers to perform observations remotely and process the data for classroom use
As well as public education, the observatory hosts professional projects such as research on white dwarf stars and examining the large-scale structure of galaxies.