Three College Observatory

Three College Observatory near Snow Camp, NC

Organization

Location

Altitude

183 meters (600 ft)

Established

1979

Website

Telescopes

Three College Observatory Telescope	0.81 m reflector

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'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.^[1] TCO is used by UNCG for instruction and outreach.

References

↑ "Three College Observatory Telescope". The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Department of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved 2010-01-11.

Guilford College

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

Athletics	Football

Events	What the Hell?! Con

Media	WQFS

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Ashby College Baseball Stadium City of Greensboro The Coraddi Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro Coliseum Grogan College Libraries Lloyd International Honors College Charles Duncan McIver Observatory Soccer Stadium SoCon Spartans Strong College University of North Carolina WUAG

Founded by act of the North Carolina General Assembly, on March 9, 1891

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

Affiliations	University of North Carolina Southeastern Universities Research Association Thurgood Marshall College Fund NC Research Campus

Sports	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) North Carolina A&T Aggies Men's Basketball Football Baseball Rivalries North Carolina Central South Carolina State Winston-Salem State

Facilities	Aggie Stadium Ellis F. Corbett Sports Center War Memorial Stadium Observatory

People	Earl M. Hilton III Rod Broadway Cy Alexander Duane Ross

Campus

Student life

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