Alternative names | Thomas G. Cupillari Observatory |
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Organization | Keystone College |
Location | Fleetville, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 41°35′47″N 75°40′41″W / 41.5965°N 75.6780°W |
Website | www.keystone.edu/Observatory/ |
Thomas G. Cupillari Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Fleetville, Pennsylvania,[1] owned and operated by Keystone College.[2]
It is named after Thomas G. Cupillari, a professor of physics, mathematics, and astronomy at Keystone College, who founded it in 1973 after purchasing its dome and telescope from television personality Dave Garroway. Cupillari retired as a professor in 2007, stepped down as director of the observatory in 2015, and died of cancer in 2021.[1]