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Ritter Observatory

{{Infobox observatory

|name = Ritter Observatory

|image = File:Ritter Planetarium-Observatory at The University of Toledo, November 2019.jpg

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|organization = University of Toledo

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|location = Toledo, Ohio

|coords = {{Coord|41.6624|-83.6123|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|altitude = {{Convert|182|m|ft|sp=us}}

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|established = {{Start date|1967}}

|closed =

|website = {{URL|http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~wwritter/obs_home.html|Ritter Observatory}}

|telescope1_name = {{Nobold|unnamed telescope}}

|telescope1_type = 1.06 m reflector

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The Ritter Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Toledo (UT) in Toledo, Ohio. Ritter Planetarium is located in the same building, and the university also operates Brooks Observatory in an adjacent building. Ritter Observatory features a {{convert|1.06|m|in|abbr=on}} Ritchey-Chrétien telescope built in 1967 by Warner & Swasey Company of Cleveland, Ohio. It was installed in 1968, and is used primarily for spectroscopy and occasionally for instruction and public viewing events. Research conducted at the observatory focuses on long-term spectroscopic monitoring of stars such as Rigel, Beta Lyrae, and Zeta Tauri.

See also

References

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{{cite web |title=Ritter Observatory Home |url=http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~wwritter/telescope.html |publisher=University of Toledo |accessdate=2012-01-11}}

{{cite web |title=Ritter Observatory's Telescope and Spectrographs |url=http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~wwritter/obs_home.html |publisher=University of Toledo |accessdate=2012-01-11}}

{{cite journal |bibcode=2010AAS...21542710M |title=Long-term Spectroscopic Monitoring of Rigel (alpha Ori, B8ia) |author1=Morrison |first1=Nancy D. |last2=Rother |first2=S. |volume=215 |year=2010 |pages=344 |journal=American Astronomical Society}}

{{cite journal |bibcode=2009ASPC..404..297A |title=Spectral Lines Profiles of Be Star: Beta Lyrae |author1=Ahmad |first1=N. |last2=Zainuddin |first2=Mohd. Z. Yahya |volume=404 |year=2009 |pages=297 |journal=The Eighth Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics: A Tribute to Kam-Ching Leung ASP Conference Series}}

{{cite journal |bibcode=2006AAS...209.8103H |title=Periodic Variations in the Emission Lines of Zeta Tauri |author1=Huether |first1=Shellie L. |last2=Bjorkman |first2=K. S. |author2-link=Karen Bjorkman|volume=209 |year=2006 |pages=1007 |journal=2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting}}

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External links

  • [http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~wwritter/obs_home.html Ritter Observatory] at the University of Toledo
  • [http://cleardarksky.com/c/RitterObOHkey.html?1 Ritter Observatory Clear Sky Chart] Forecasts of observing conditions.

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