Observatory

1966

The John L. Stull Observatory includes four telescopes and one classroom office building. The first two domes were constructed in 1966. One contains the 9 inch F/18 Fitz Refractor from the original Rogers Observatory (1863). The other has the 20 inch F/5.5 Metzger Reflector. In 1969, another dome was built, housing the 16 inch F/11 Grindle Reflector. In 1976, a fourth dome was constructed that houses the 14 inch F/6 Olseon Reflector. A solar telescope is located on the messanine of the Grindle Dome. It has a 6 inch F/15 polar siderostat and can be used at night for other brighter objects. A connecting deck provides mountings for the guided and stationary cameras. The classroom building was built in 1968 and also houses a darkroom, office, and storage.