This Week in History: Dark Sky Observatory: new facility ready
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This Week in History: Dark Sky Observatory: new facility ready
Madalyn Edwards curated this story by Jacqueline Stewart, which The Appalachian published Sept. 2, 1982. On May 24. 1982. Appalachian State University’s Dark Sky Observatory near Phillips Gap was dedicated. Hidden away in a remote corner of Wilkes County is the telescope that was once described as the “white elephant” of the Physics Department. According to Dr. Bruce Rafert, director of the Observatory Project, the department had been looking fo…
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