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Foothill Observatory
The observatory at the Space Science Center and Krause Center for Innovation
Organization	Peninsula Astronomical Society
Location	Los Altos Hills, California, USA
Coordinates	37°21′47.25″N, 122°7′53.45″W
Altitude	x m (x ft)
Established	1965
Website www.foothill.fhda.edu/ast/fhobs.htm
Telescopes unnamed reflector--being replaced 2007

Foothill Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Peninsula Astronomical Society and Foothill College. It is located on the college's campus in Los Altos Hills, California (USA). A new 16-inch telescope was donated to the observatory and went into operation in 2007. The observatory is generally open to the public without charge every clear Friday night from 9 to about 11 pm.

Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 External links 4

[edit] See also

• List of observatories
• Andrew Fraknoi, Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College

[edit] References

1. Foothill Observatory homepage. Foothill Observatory. Retrieved on December 16, 2005.

[edit] External links

• Foothill Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.

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