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The Stansbury Park Observatory Complex consists of the Harmons
Observatory and the Donna Pease Wiggins Refractor House and is located
in Stansbury Park, Utah. The complex is often referred to by by its
initials, SPOC.

The complex has been made available in large part by generous donations
from the Harmons Grocery Stores chain, SLAS member Patrick Wiggins, the
Leucadia Corporation, Laing Homes, the Stansbury Park Service Agency,
Tooele County and many others.

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The Harmons Observatory boasts a 40 cm (16") Ealing Classical Cassegrain telescope with CCD imaging capabilities and an 81 cm (32") computer controlled (Go-To) reflector telescope. The Refractor House contains a 200 mm (7.9") Brandt refractor

See a picture chronology of the building process here.

Many heartfelt 'Thanks!!!' to everyone who contributed to the
Observatory Project.

 


Revised: October 13, 2007.

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