Farpoint
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Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical
observatory
owned and operated by Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League, or NEKAAL. It is located 30 miles southwest of Topeka
, Kansas
, USA, near Auburn
.
The observatory is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School
, whose Farpoint Asteroid Search Team (FAST) have an international reputation having discovered more than 330 non-NEO (Near Earth Orbit) asteroids in addition to many in NEO orbits.
NEKAAL received a $56,060 grant from NASA
's Near Earth Objects (NEO) tracking program to acquire the Pitt telescope from Lindley Hall, Kansas University. After full refurbishment, the telescope
will measure 27 inches in diameter, 9 feet 3 inches long and will weigh 1,600 pounds.
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
owned and operated by Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League, or NEKAAL. It is located 30 miles southwest of Topeka
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA, near Auburn
Auburn, Kansas
Auburn is a city in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,121 at the 2000 census.- History :...
.
The observatory is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School
Mission Valley High School (Kansas)
Mission Valley High School is a high school located in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. In 2008, it had an enrollment of 181.The Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers’ League Inc...
, whose Farpoint Asteroid Search Team (FAST) have an international reputation having discovered more than 330 non-NEO (Near Earth Orbit) asteroids in addition to many in NEO orbits.
NEKAAL received a $56,060 grant from NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's Near Earth Objects (NEO) tracking program to acquire the Pitt telescope from Lindley Hall, Kansas University. After full refurbishment, the telescope
Telescope
A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...
will measure 27 inches in diameter, 9 feet 3 inches long and will weigh 1,600 pounds.