McDonald Observatory Weather Station, Fort Davis, Texas
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys
N 30° 40.288 W 104° 01.391
13R E 593573 N 3393600
Weather station near the 82" Otto Struve Telescope at the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.
Waymark Code: WM3FDR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member robbdogg120
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Weather conditions are important to astronomers, so this station is located directly behind the first telescope built at the observatory. The wind instruments of the station are mounted on a high tower.

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