BYU West Mountain Observatory Project
This is a collection of resources documenting the history of BYU’s West Mountain Observatory (WMO). Resources include images of the facility and people who worked there, astronomical photos taken at WMO, construction plans, news coverage, an astronomy association newsletter article documenting WMO’s history, a conference poster describing WMO, etc.
Articles
From the University to the Universe: BYU’s West Mountain Observatory, Amber Zendejas and Dan Broadbent
Conference Posters
From the University to the Universe: A Scientific and Historical Overview of the West Mountain Observatory, Amber Zendejas and Dan Broadbent
Construction and Plans
Program for New Observatory Facility for Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, BYU Department of Physics and Astronomy
West Mountain Observatory: Planning and Construction Pictorial History, Gene Libutti
Images - Astronomy Photos Taken by the Observatory
IC 1340 - Veil Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 14 - Globular Cluster, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 15 - Globular Cluster, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 16 - Eagle Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 17 - Omega Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 1 - Crab Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 3 - Globular Cluster, BYU West Mountain Observatory
News Content and Videos
West of Utah Lake: Building Nears Finish, Marc Enggas
Cooperative Observing at a Modest-Sized Observatory, Michael D. Joner, Denzil E. Watts IV, Seneca H. Bahr, Oliver Hancock, Michael W. Holland, Hafsa Jamil, Eden Saxton, and Malaya Williams-Jones
West Mountain Fire, Dennis May
Astronomer, Kevin Mitchell
Fire Burns 3,500 Acres, Joe Quimby
FYI - BYU Telescopes, Seth Warburton