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'Meyer-Womble Observatory'

Organization	University of Denver
Location	Mount Evans
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Altitude	4,312 meters (14,148 feet)
Webpage	[1]
Telescopes
Meyer Binocular Telescope	28.5-inch, f/21 Ritchey-Chretien

'Meyer-Womble Observatory' stands near the summit of Mount Evans, operated by the University of Denver. Located at and 14,148 feet (4,312 m), it is the second highest telescope in the world. Before the Indian Astronomical Observatory became operation in 2001 it was the highest.

Through a gift of $3.8 million from the estate of William Womble, construction of the facility was completed in 1996. Eric Meyer, M.D., an anesthesiologist who designed the dual-aperture 28.5-inch, f/21 Ritchey-Chretien telescope, and his wife, Barbara, donated $1 million and brought the optical lenses personally from Chicago.

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★ Meyer-Womble Observatory

★ University of Denver - Natural Sciences & Mathematics Labs

★ Mt. Evans Observatory Tour/Open House

★ Meyer-Womble Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.

★ Smithsonian/NASA ADS Astronomy Abstract Service

★ Adaptive Optics Research at Yerkes Observatory - AO-5, Funded by the Meyer Foundation for the Meyer-Womble Observatory

★ Mt. Evans Meyer-Womble Observatory

★ The University of Denver's Meyer-Womble Observatory

★ Meyer-Womble Observatory