 Van Vleck Observatory | |||||||
| Organization | Wesleyan University | ||||||
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| Observatory code | 298  | ||||||
| Location | Middletown, Connecticut | ||||||
| Coordinates | 41°33′18″N 72°39′33″W / 41.55500°N 72.65917°W | ||||||
| Altitude | 65 meters (213 ft) | ||||||
| Established | 1914 | ||||||
| Website | Van Vleck Observatory | ||||||
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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).
This has a surviving Great refractor, a long telescope with lens popular in the late 1800s, as well as some other telescopes.