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Willard L. Eccles Observatory

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Location
  
Frisco Peak, Utah

unnamed telescope
  
0.8 m reflector

Organization
  
University of Utah

Established
  
2009 (2009)

Altitude
  
2,912 m

Website
  
Willard L. Eccles Observatory

The Willard L. Eccles Observatory (WEO) is an astronomical observatory located on Frisco Peak in the San Francisco Mountains of Utah (USA), about 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Milford, Utah. The observatory is owned and operated by the University of Utah, and opened in 2010. The observatory features a 0.8 m (31 in) Ritchey-Chretien telescope built by DFM Engineering on an equatorial mount. The construction of the observatory was funded by donations from the Willard L. Eccles Foundation and the E.R. & E.W. Dumke Foundation.

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Willard L. Eccles Observatory Wikipedia