Kennon Observatory

Kennon Observatory

Organization	University of Mississippi
Location	Oxford, Mississippi (USA)
Coordinates	34°21′51.3″N 89°32′11.2″W / 34.364250°N 89.536444°W / 34.364250; -89.536444Coordinates: 34°21′51.3″N 89°32′11.2″W / 34.364250°N 89.536444°W / 34.364250; -89.536444
Established	1939
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Kennon Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Mississippi. Built in 1939 and located on the university's campus in Oxford, Mississippi (USA), it was named after Dr. William Lee Kennon, a long-serving chair of the department of Physics and Astronomy.

See also

• Barnard Observatory - Univ. of Mississippi's first observatory.

References

1. "The Department of Physics and Astronomy Homepage". Buildings of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved December 14, 2005. 

External links

• Kennon Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.

The University of Mississippi
Academics	People Jeffrey Vitter (chancellor) University of Mississippi Academics Divisions Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College University of Mississippi School of Law University of Mississippi School of Engineering University of Mississippi School of Business Administration Croft Institute for International Studies National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law Center for the Study of Southern Culture
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