Turner Farm Observatory - Fairfax, Virginia - Astronomical Observatories on Waymarking.com

There is no data listed for any of the sensors other than that there are 4 of them. They have a regular schedule of events throughout the year and sign up can be through the society webpage or the park webpage.

"Analemma Society uses the RATO observatory. The Roll-Top Observatory complements this for public observing made available through Fairfax County Park Authority for astronomical observing events and educational classes." - (visit link)

Telescopes used:

The domed space, known as the  Remotely Accessed Telescope Observatory (RATO), holds a 14-inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.

Telescopes in the observatory include an Astro-Physics 180-mm (7-inch) f/9 APO refractor, a Celestron C-11 f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (SCT), and a Meade 14-inch f/10 SCT (in the RATO). The Analemma Society also plans to replace an existing 8-inch reflector with a 16-inch Meade Newtonian.

Observatory Purpose: Research Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: Yes Radio Telescopes?: No Open to the Public?: Yes Is this a Club Observatory?: Yes Public Viewing Allowed?: No Active Observatory?: Active Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 3 to 5 Site URL: [Web Link] Year Dedicated or Opened: 2007 Altitude (meters): 130 Solar Telescopes?: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Note the time of day of your visit, and your own photo of your favorite part of the observatory. This might be the view from the observatory, picture of your favorite building or favorite exhibit. (Be mindful of flash photography rules!)

If you participated in an observing session, let everyone know what you saw!

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/06/2015 Searcher28 visited it