Three College Observatory

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Three College Observatory (TCO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T), and Guilford College (GC). Built in 1979, it is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) south of Graham, North Carolina (USA), in the Cane Creek Mountains. The observatory, designed by W. Edward Jenkins, was funded with a $250,000 grant, however, it would cost $1.5 million to replace it today.^[1]^[2] The observatory's primary instrument is a 32 in (81 cm) Ritchey-Chrétien reflecting telescope attached to an equatorial mount. It was built by Sigma Research and installed at TCO in 1981.^[2] TCO is used by UNCG for instruction and outreach. It continues to be the largest telescope in North Carolina and ones of the largest telescopes in the southeast.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Johnson, Anna (November 2, 2014). "Exploring the night sky: Three College Observatory is one of Alamance County's hidden treasures". The Times News. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Three College Observatory Telescope". The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Department of Physics and Astronomy. Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-01-11.

External links

Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNCG
Three College Observatory Clear Sky Chart Forecasts of observing conditions.

Guilford College

Facilities

Armfield Athletic Center
The Early College at Guilford
Ragan-Brown Field House
Three College Observatory

Athletics

Football

Media

WQFS

v t e University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Located in: Greensboro, North Carolina
Academics	Strong College Grogan College Ashby College UNCG University Libraries Lloyd International Honors College African American and African Diaspora Studies Program College of Visual and Performing Arts
Athletics	Spartans Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's soccer Greensboro Coliseum Complex UNCG Baseball Stadium Fleming Gymnasium Soccer Stadium Southern Conference
People	Charles Duncan McIver Delta Chi Xi
Founded: 1891

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Located in: Greensboro, North Carolina

Academics

Colleges & schools	College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences School of Business and Economics School of Education Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering School of Nursing School of Technology School of Graduate Studies
People	Presidents and Chancellors Harold L. Martin
Affiliations	University of North Carolina Southeastern Universities Research Association Thurgood Marshall College Fund NC Research Campus

Athletics

Sports	Coastal Athletic Association CAA Football North Carolina A&T Aggies Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Football Baseball Rivalries North Carolina Central South Carolina State Winston-Salem State
Facilities	Ellis F. Corbett Sports Center Truist Stadium War Memorial Stadium
People	Earl M. Hilton III Vincent Brown Ben Hall Allen Johnson Monté Ross

Campus

Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic District
Deese Clock Tower
February One
Observatory

History

1969 Greensboro uprising
A&T Four
- Jibreel Khazan formerly Ezell A. Blair
- Franklin McCain
- Joseph McNeil
- David Richmond
Greensboro sit-ins

Student life

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