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Chamberlin Observatory's 20-inch Alvan Clark-Saegmuller refractor.
 Photo by Dan Wray

The Denver Astronomical Society hosts weekly and monthly events at the University of Denver's Historic Chamberlin Observatory, featuring its prized 1894 Alvan Clark-Saegmuller 20-inch refracting telescope.

Chamberlin Observatory is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Public Nights, Open Houses, Executive Board Meetings, and many special DAS events are held at Chamberlin Observatory, which is located in Observatory Park in Denver, Colorado.

See the current and predicted observing conditions at Chamberlin Observatory.

Chamberlin Observatory
2930 East Warren Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80210
Information line: 303-871-5172


Observatory Director:
Dr. Robert Stencel
Email: rstencel@du.edu

Observatory Manager:
Aaron Reid
 
 
CHAMBERLIN OBSERVATORY LINKS:
 
For an online tour of Chamberlin, follow this link to Dr. Robert Stencel's (University of Denver) Chamberlin Observatory website.
 
To read a biography of Hubert Barker Chamberlin, patron of Chamberlin Observatory, click HERE (pdf).
 
To discover the extra-galactic discoveries of Herbert H. Howe, the first Director of Chamberlin Observatory, click HERE (html).
 


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