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 106 - Active Galaxy, 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 27 - Dumbbell Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 31 - portion of Andromeda Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 33 - Triangulum Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 3 - Globular Cluster, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 42 - Orion Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 81 - Bode_s Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 82 - Cigar Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
M 92 - Globular Cluster, BYU West Mountain Observatory
Moon_20141014, BYU West Mountain Observatory
Moon Copernicus Crater, BYU West Mountain Observatory
Moon_North, BYU West Mountain Observatory
Moon_South, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 206 - portion of Andromeda Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 2244 - portion of Rosette Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 2264 Cone Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 5466 - Globular Cluster, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 6543 - Cat_s Eye Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 6888 - Crescent Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 6960 - Witch_s Broom Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 7331 - Caldwell 30, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
NGC 891 - Silver Sliver Galaxy, BYU West Mountain Observatory
Sharpless 101 - Tulip Nebula, BYU West Mountain Observatory
Images - The Observatory, Equipment, and Environment
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0.9_m_context, BYU West Mountain Observatory
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20240621_142356, BYU West Mountain Observatory