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post by Giri Giri   |  | 
Abandoned observatory
< on 3/23/2021 6:51 PM >

Newbie post here! I've been a member for all of one day but have been visiting abandoned sites for about 5 years. I will eventually share some of my old haunts but decided to take advantage of the nice weather today and drive to a local abandoned observatory. Still learning how to post photos here so bear with me.

The observatory operated from 1933 to 2005. In its heyday, the observatory discovered a number of planets outside the Solar System. It also housed an 84-foot radio antenna and 61-inch telescope once used in Project BETA, to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Fun fact... this was partly funded by Steven Spielberg. The site still does some observations, I believe, but are recorded remotely. In the pictures below, you can see where a few old telescopes were once mounted. I also loved the sun symbol marking the optical telescope building. Imagine climbing up there in winter to grease the wheels so the darn thing opens.

I didn't take a lot of pictures as it was heavily shuttered. Still a cool place to check out!


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post by EnvoyToTheMolePeople   |  | 
Re: Abandoned observatory
<Reply # 1 on 3/23/2021 9:36 PM >

That's a pretty unique location, welcome to the site.


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post by BoredFun27   |  | 
Re: Abandoned observatory
<Reply # 2 on 3/26/2021 3:11 AM >

What a unique location! That's a really cool place, that I will definitely try to check it out as well. Thanks for posting & welcome!


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post by Giri Giri   |  | 
Re: Abandoned observatory
<Reply # 3 on 3/27/2021 4:14 PM >

Posted by BoredFun27
What a unique location! That's a really cool place, that I will definitely try to check it out as well. Thanks for posting & welcome!


Thanks! I think it was definitely a cool place just to walk around in general


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