Keeble Observatory

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{{Infobox Observatory

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|organization = Randolph-Macon College

|location = Ashland, Virginia (USA)

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|established = 1963

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|website = [http://www.rmc.edu/Academics/physics/keeble.aspx]

|telescope1_name = 1963 - 2016

|telescope1_type = 12-inch Newtonian

|telescope2_name = 2017 - current

|telescope2_type = 40cm Ritchey-Chretien

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Keeble Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Randolph-Macon College. It is located in Ashland, Virginia (USA), named for Dr. William Houston Keeble, distinguished Professor of Physics at Randolph-Macon College from 1919 until his retirement in 1952. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, the American Astronomical Society, and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The first structure was opened in 1963 and housed a 12-inch Newtonian telescope. This building was razed in 2016. A new taller structure went into service the following year and houses a 40cm Ritchey-Chretien.

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| header = Original Keeble Observatory, 1963 - 2016

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| caption1 = Front view

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| caption2 = Oblique view showing 3-meter, 1.4 GHz radio telescope

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