Behlen Observatory

{{Short description|Observatory in Nebraska, U.S.}}

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|name = Behlen Observatory

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|organization = University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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|location = Mead, Nebraska (US)

|coords = {{coord|41|10|15|N|96|26|48|W|}}

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|established = 1972

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|website = {{URL|http://astro.unl.edu/observatory}}

|telescope1_name = Boller and Chivens Cassegrain Telescope

|telescope1_type = 30" reflector

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Behlen Observatory is a research facility and astronomical observatory owned and operated by the astronomy department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It is located in Mead, Nebraska (United States) about {{convert|38|mile}} northeast of Lincoln, Nebraska and was founded in 1972.