Stony Ridge

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4.2.1995 00:00 Stony Ridge 24e45 59n26 observations 1


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Named in honor and memory of the gifted and talented amateur astronomers who founded Stony Ridge Observatory, near Mount Wilson, in 1957. They are Anthony L. Bland, Norman L. Boltz, Charles Buzzetti, George A. Carroll, Roy R. Cook, Alvin E. Cram, Roy K. Ensign, W. H. Griffith, Harold J. Ireland, J. George Moyen, Norris A. Roberts, Easy Sloman, John Sousa, John Terlep and Dave Thomas. Starting in 1964, the observatory was used by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center in St. Louis to map potential landing sites for the Apollo space program. (M 35494) _ _.


Avastatud: 4-2-1995 Avastamiskoht: Stony Ridge Avastajad: Child, J. B., Rogers, J. E.

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