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William Johnson McDonald (December 21, 1844 – February 8, 1926, though some sources give his date of death as February 6 ) was a Paris, Texas banker who left $850,000 (the bulk of his fortune) to the University of Texas System to endow an astronomical observatory.
Wellesley College Whitin Observatory 12-inch Fitz Jacob Campbell's 12 inch refractor [16] 30 cm (12") achromat: Massachusetts, USA New York, USA: 1900 1852 University of Illinois Observatory: 30 cm (12") achromat: Urbana, Illinois, USA: 1896 Merz und Mahler (Mitchell cupola), Cincinnati Observatory: 28 cm (11") achromat: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: 1843
Foggy Bottom Observatory: 1951 Hamilton, New York, US Foothill Observatory: Los Altos Hills, California, US Ford Observatory: 1998 Ithaca, New York, US Fox Observatory: Sunrise, Florida, US Fox Park Public Observatory: 1999 Potterville, Michigan, US Francis Marion University Observatory: 1982 Florence, South Carolina, US Fred Lawrence Whipple ...
UNITED STATES – AUGUST 29: McDonald Observatory, operated by the University of Texas at Austin, and located in Fort Davis, Texas (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
John William Draper of New York University took the first detailed astrophotography of the Moon in 1840, his sons Henry Draper and Daniel Draper also later working in this vein. Leading telescope maker Henry Fitz first exhibited his instruments at the 1845 American Institute Fair , [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and showed fairgoers Comet Donati in 1858.
Pages in category "Astronomical observatories in New York (state)" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The event will start a little after 12 p.m. CT in areas of Texas and after 2 p.m. ET in Pennsylvania, New York and parts of New England. The rest of us can watch Monday's eclipse on TV and online.
[note 1] It was named after the Ukrainian-American astronomer of Baltic German origin Otto Struve in 1966, three years after his death; Struve had been the director of McDonald Observatory from 1932–1950. The Davis Mountains is an excellent location for astronomical research because of the clear dry air and moderately high elevation.