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Here you will find a list of observatories in Texas.
McDonald Observatory, astronomical observatory, on Mt. Locke (6,791 ft/2,070 m), near Fort Davis, Texas (TX). Founded in 1932, sponsored by the Univ. of Texas in cooperation with the Univ. of Chicago at the bequest of amateur astronomer William J. McDonald. Its equip. includes 107-in/272-cm, 82-in/208-cm, 32-in/81-cm, and 30-in/76-cm reflecting telescopes. The 107-in/272-cm reflecting telescope, which began operation in 1968 as the 3d-largest telescope in the world, was built under contract with NASA; it is housed in a large dome.
http://www.as.utexas.edu/mcdonald/mcdonald.html
http://mcdonaldobservatory.org
Rice University Campus Observatory, Operated by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the Rice Campus Observatory (RUCO) features a computerized 16" Meade telescope, and several smaller telescopes for use primarily in undergraduate courses at Rice.
RUCO is open for public viewing several nights throughout the year, usually with a faculty member on-site available to answer questions on astronomy. Please refer to our schedule of open houses for dates and times.
The observatory is guided by a committee of faculty with Professor Reginald J. Dufour as its chair.
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ruco/observatory.html
The SFA Observaotory, The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stephen F. Austin State University operates the second largest Observatory in Texas and the Central Time Zone. Located eleven miles north of the historic East Texas city of Nacogdoches, the SFA Observatory proudly carries on and enhances the tradition of the campus-based facility. The Student Observatory at the site currently provides 600 introductory astronomy students per year the opportunity to view and learn the wonders of the sky. The Research Observatory is used by students and faculty to broaden our understanding of the universe. It is one of the only facilities of its size in the world which permits regular use by advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The astronomers on staff are the observatory director Dr. Norman L. Markworth and Dr. Dan Bruton.
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/observatory/obs.htm
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