Perkins Observatory (Delaware, Ohio)
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observatory, 1923_construction, 1920s construction
3199 Columbus Pike
Delaware, OH 43015
(740) 363-1257
www.owu.edu/about/offices-services-directory/perkins-ob...
Birthplace of the NASA SETI (Search for Extra Terrastrial Intelligence) Program, That Stumbled Upon the First/Only Officially Recognized Contact Signal With A Still Unknown Intelligent Entity
Owned by Ohio Wesleyan Univ. Built in 1923. Original home of the 69-inch Perkins Telescope, once the third-largest in the world. Home of the Columbus Astronomical Society.
Delaware, OH 43015
(740) 363-1257
www.owu.edu/about/offices-services-directory/perkins-ob...
Birthplace of the NASA SETI (Search for Extra Terrastrial Intelligence) Program, That Stumbled Upon the First/Only Officially Recognized Contact Signal With A Still Unknown Intelligent Entity
Owned by Ohio Wesleyan Univ. Built in 1923. Original home of the 69-inch Perkins Telescope, once the third-largest in the world. Home of the Columbus Astronomical Society.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°15'4"N 83°3'19"W
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- Alum Creek State Park 8 km
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- OShaughnessy Reservoir 9 km
- Genoa Township 15 km
- Delaware State Park 16 km
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- Union County, Ohio 27 km