Hobbs Observatory

Hobbs Observatory

Organization	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Location	Beaver Creek Reserve, Fall Creek, WI
Coordinates
Altitude	256 meters (850 feet)
Webpage
Telescopes
Unnamed Telescope	24 inch reflector

Hobbs Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Department of Physics and Astronomy and home to the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society. It is located in the Beaver Creek Reserve four miles north of Fall Creek, Wisconsin. It is named after the Hobbs Foundation, a local philanthropic organization which provided money for the initial construction in 1978 and the purchase of a Navy telescope.

See also

• List of observatories

References

1. Hobbs Observatory Homepage. Hobbs Observatory. Retrieved on December 15., 2005.

External links

• Hobbs Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.