Van Vleck Observatory

Organization	Wesleyan University
Location	Middletown, Connecticut
Coordinates
Altitude	metres (feet)
Webpage
Telescopes
24 inch Perkin research telescope 20 inch Alvan Clark great refractor 16 inch Meade LX200GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain.

Van Vleck Observatory (VVO, IAU code 298) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wesleyan University. It was built in 1914 and named after the former head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the university, Prof. John M. Van Vleck. It is located in Middletown, Connecticut (USA).

Directors

• Frederick Slocum, 1915-44
• Carl Leo Stearns, 1944-60
• Thornton L. Page, 1960-71
• Arthur R. Upgren, 1973-93
• William Herbst, 1993-99
• John Salzer, 1999-2004
• William Herbst, 2004-

See also

• List of observatories

References

1. Van Vleck Observatory homepage. VVO. Retrieved on October 31., 2007.