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	McDonald Observatory
		McDonald Observatory is located in the Davis Mountains, 450 miles west of Austin, Texas.
		The Observatory is equipped with a wide range of state-of-the-art instrumentation for imaging and spectroscopy in the optical and infrared, and operates one of the first and most productive lunar ranging stations.
		Southwestern Consortium of Observatories for Public Education, of which McDonald Observatory is a member.
	www.as.utexas.edu /mcdonald/mcdonald.html (174 words)

	McDonald Observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The observatory is equipped with a wide range of instrumentation for imaging and spectroscopy in the optical and infrared, and operates one of the first lunar ranging stations.
		McDonald is part of the astronomy program of the University of Texas at Austin.
		The McDonald Observatory was originally endowed by the Texas banker William Johnson McDonald (1844 – 1926), who left $800,000 (the bulk of his fortune) to the University of Texas to endow an astronomical observatory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McDonald_Observatory (275 words)

	William Johnson McDonald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Johnson McDonald (December 21, 1844 – February 8, 1926) 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.
		The McDonald Observatory is named after him, with Otto Struve becoming the first director.
		McDonald was the eldest of the three sons of Sarah Johnson and Henry Graham McDonald of Paris, Texas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Johnson_McDonald (198 words)

	The University of Texas at Austin - Astronomy Program
		Fort Davis, TX --Astronomers have used the 9.2-meter Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at McDonald Observatory to confirm one of the most distant known objects in the universe.
		McDonald Observatory, in the beautiful Davis Mountains of west Texas, enjoys some of the darkest skies in the continental U.S., and welcomes more than 100,000 visitors per year.
		McDonald Observatory operates in association with the Department of Astronomy, and is one of the world's leading centers for astronomical research, education and public outreach.
	www.as.utexas.edu (710 words)

	McDonald Observatory, Texas
		McDonald Observatory is one of the major Astronomical facilities in the world and is open to the public daily.
		The McDonald Observatory is located in the heart of the Davis Mountains of West Texas.
		The Observatory was operated for its first 25 years mainly by astronomers from the University of Chicago.
	www.texasexplorer.com /davismnts.htm (473 words)

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		It's not just in the fact that its raison d'être is a study of the heavens, but in its isolation, the vast emptiness of the surrounding landscape, the magnificent vistas, the quietness of the afternoon, and the pitch fl darkness of the night, which is why it was located here in the first place.
		McDonald operates its own school bus, which carries the children of the observatory's employees along the winding 17-mile mountain road to and from Fort Davis each day.
		In anticipation of ever greater public interest, the observatory began construction in September on a new visitor's center, to be open by the end of 2001 and to be known as the Texas Astronomy Education Center.
	utopia.utexas.edu /articles/alcalde/mcdonald.inc (4254 words)

	TxTell: McDonald Observatory
		UT Austin's McDonald Observatory is not a monastery, at least not in the traditional sense.
		UT professor Anita Cochran, who has been coming to McDonald for 24 years, admits that the commute to McDonald "gets a little old." She remembers the days of chartering a plane that would fly from Austin to Marfa (30 miles away) in two hours.
		In anticipation of ever greater public interest, the observatory began construction in September 2000 on a new visitors' center, to be open by the end of 2001 and to be known as the Texas Astronomy Education Center.
	txtell.lib.utexas.edu /stories/m0005-full.html (4209 words)

	TxTell: Frank N. Bash: Director of McDonald Observatory
		(Observatory superintendent Mark Adams has full-time charge of the facility's daily operation.) If McDonald is a monastery of science, Bash's parsonage there is perhaps the sweetest perk of any job in Texas: a house at the base made of volcanic rock, perched on a cliff side with a 100-mile view to the east.
		The reason parents bring their kids to McDonald Observatory is in some sense showing them what the explorers are doing.
		The nice thing about McDonald and the reason we put the HET there, is, of course, that all the infrastructure is there, which made it a lot less expensive.
	txtell.lib.utexas.edu /stories/b0004-full.html (4551 words)

	Silver Eagle's McDonald Observatory Letterbox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		McDonald Observatory, a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, is one of the world's leading centers for astronomical research, teaching, and public education and outreach.
		Observatory facilities are located atop Mount Locke and Mount Fowlkes in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, which offer some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States.
		For a great long-distance view of the observatory, go to Davis Mountains State Park, where this microbox is located.
	www.geocities.com /sileagle1/TX/MObservatory (278 words)

	Randall Professorship
		At the time of the Smiths' first visit, McDonald Observatory was still operated jointly by The University of Texas and the University of Chicago, under a 30-year contract signed in 1932.
		Now a second 30-inch telescope at McDonald Observatory is dedicated to laser ranging--and Texas is far in the lead in ranging studies, which have profound implications in the areas of cosmology and general relativity as well as in geodynamics.
		McDonald Observatory and the UT Astronomy Department would benefit from an active radio astronomy group, and from the cross-fertilization of optical and radio work.
	quasar.as.utexas.edu /BillInfo/RandallProf.html (2963 words)

	McDonald Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In addition, at their McDonald Observatory facility, Boston University scientists will conduct an intense, three-week imaging campaign before, during and after the encounter of the state of Jupiter's sodium magneto-nebula, the large sodium gas cloud that surrounds the planet.
		McDonald Image of Fragment A & C Impacts (July 19, 1994).
		McDonald Image of Fragment C Impact (July 19, 1994).
	www2.jpl.nasa.gov /sl9/mcdonald.html (265 words)

	McDonald Observatory - Visitor information, teacher workshops, public programs - Fort Davis, Texas
		As a unit of The University of Texas at Austin, the Observatory is one of the world's leading centers for astronomical research.
		The Observatory also offers a unique setting for teacher workshops and student programs held through the year.
		McDonald Observatory offers a unique setting for teacher workshops: the Observatory and Visitors Center in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.
	www.mcdonaldobservatory.org (238 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN MCDONALD OBSERVATORY
		McDonald is said to have thought that an observatory would improve weather forecasting and therefore help farmers to plan their work.
		The primary telescopes at McDonald and their dates of installation are: 82-inch Struve reflector (1939), 36-inch reflector (1956), 107-inch reflector (1969), 30-inch lunar laser ranging reflector (1981), and 16-foot radio dish for millimeter wavelengths (1967, closed in 1988).
		The University of Texas Radio Astronomy Observatory was a large array of antennas, built by Austin astronomers, situated near Marfa and designed to survey the northern sky for radio sources at meter wavelengths.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/UU/kcu28_print.html (969 words)

	OA Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Frank Bash, director of the observatory, said the educational value of the center is important because it gets young people excited about science.
		McDonald Observatory is located in the darkest spot in North American.
		McDonald Observatory is a research facility of the University of Texas at Austin.
	www.oaoa.com /news/nw072700b.htm (463 words)

	McDonald Observatory - TX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The folks that live at the McDonald Observatory outside of Fort Davis, Texas realized there was a problem in early 2004, following the 2003 wildfire season in California.
		The Observatory has since received approval from the University of Texas to purchase a wildland engine to protect the area against small brush and grass fires.
		Click here to visit the McDonald Observatory site or click here to visit the University of Texas website's fire section.
	www.firewise.org /usa/mcdonald_mountain.htm (296 words)

	TFS Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Fort Davis, Texas—When dry lightning sparked several wildfires in the Davis Mountains July 1, staff at the University of Texas McDonald Observatory knew, once again, the observatory may be threatened by more than smoke.
		On Saturday, July 30, the McDonald Observatory will receive national recognition as a Firewise Community/USA for their efforts in making the observatory and surrounding community more resistant to wildfires.
		McDonald Observatory Superintendent K. Russell Peterman is a firm believer that the project was well worth the time and work committed to it.
	txforestservice.tamu.edu /shared/article.asp?DocumentID=1109 (617 words)

	McDonald Observatory
		The observatory of the University of Texas, on the adjacent peaks of Mount Locke (altitude 2,070 m) and Mount Fowlkes (2,070 m), near Fort David in western Texas.
		The Observatory was founded in 1932 and is named after its benefactor William McDonald (1844-1926).
		One night in February 1970, a McDonald Observatory employee suffered a breakdown and carried a pistol to the observing floor of the 107-in.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/M/McDonaldObs.html (299 words)

	News 8 Austin \| 24 Hour Local News \| HEADLINES
		Tucked away in the mountains is The University of Texas McDonald Observatory that gives stargazers a first class ticket to the heavens.
		He conducts research at the observatory a few weeks out of the year, using telescopes to gather and study images of the night sky.
		But the kind of research done at McDonald, located in far West Texas, and ranked among the top 5 observatories in the world, is headed for a whole new level.
	www.news8austin.com /content/headlines?ArID=136298&SecID=2 (368 words)

	Fiscal Notes, December 2002
		When W.J. McDonald left $1 million to the University of Texas to build an observatory, the university was as surprised as his family.
		The observatory is a major tourist draw, attracting more than 120,000 visitors a year to Fort Davis and nearby communities.
		Each of McDonald Observatory's three major telescopes was one of the world's largest when it was built.
	www.window.state.tx.us /comptrol/fnotes/fn0212/seeing.html (1335 words)

	McDonald Observatory -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		observatory founded in 1939 by the University of Texas, on the legacy of the Texas financier William J. McDonald, on Mount Locke near Fort Davis, Texas.
		On the morning of Feb. 24, 1987, astronomers at two observatories in Chile saw a burst of light in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy.
		While working at the Mt. Wilson Observatory during the 1920's, Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe was filled with many distant galaxies, many of which are millions of light years away from Earth.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9049684 (719 words)

	University of Chicago, Yerkes Observatory
		Yerkes Observatory is a research branch of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Chicago.
		Until the mid-1960's, Yerkes Observatory housed all of the Department's activities (including managing the operations for McDonald Observatory in Texas from 1932-1962).
		The observatory was bankrolled in 1897 by Charles Tyson Yerkes, a Chicago transportation tycoon.
	astro.uchicago.edu /yerkes (246 words)

	Research Scientist - MCDONALD OBSERVATORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Applications are invited for the position of Research Scientist at the University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory.
		Facilities at McDonald Observatory include the 9.2-m Hobby-Eberly Telescopes, the 2.7-m Harlan J. Smith Telescope, the 2.1-m Otto Struve Telescope, and an 0.8-m telescope.
		This a long-term Observatory scientific support position with residence in Austin, Texas, and frequent travel to the Observatory in West Texas.
	www.aas.org /jobreg/backissues/2001/february/no11748.html (273 words)

	McDonald Observatory - Facts from the Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		astronomical observatory located on Mt. Locke, near Fort Davis, Tex.; founded in 1932, sponsored by the Univ. of Texas in cooperation with the Univ. of Chicago.
		Principal programs include research on interstellar molecules as well as the spectroscopic and photometric analysis of stellar, interstellar, and extragalactic matter.
		The observatory produces the "Star Date" radio program, providing a daily report of astronomical news and sky events across North America.
	messenger.yahooligans.com /reference/encyclopedia/entry/McDonaO (178 words)

	McDonald Observatory Visitor Center
		A trip to the Visitor Center at McDonald Observatory is a popular activity during the annual Texas Star Party.
		Not only are regular bus trips scheduled from the Prude Ranch for TSP visitors, but McDonald Observatory is a staunch supporter of TSP: TSP participants who take the scheduled tour are given a full inside tour of the big telescopes at McDonald.
		It its original charter, McDonald observatory is mandated to provide opportunities for public observing on a regular basis.
	www.astromax.com /aaaa/swral/mcdonald.htm (601 words)

	Support \| McDonald Observatory
		Because astronomy so often serves as a bridge between the sciences and the public, McDonald Observatory is uniquely positioned to help enrich the nation’s technical workforce by sharing its world-class resources with the public.
		Our innovative science curricula, distance-learning programs, professional development workshops for teachers, student field experiences, radio programs, and online resources are just a few of the tools we use to inspire teachers and students to love science and pursue like careers.
		By supporting McDonald Observatory’s education and outreach effort, you can do your part to work on this important issue.
	mcdonaldobservatory.org /support (274 words)

	Harlan Smith Memorials Page
		Harlan J. Smith, the director of McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas at Austin for 26 years, died on 17 October 1991 at the age of 67.
		He was responsible for building the astronomy department at Austin, for overseeing major additions to the facilities at McDonald Observatory and for pioneering public outreach programs.
		He was successful in persuading NASA to provide the McDonald Observatory 2.7m telescope as the first such facility for support of planetary missions.
	quasar.as.utexas.edu /BillInfo/HJSmithObits.html (1122 words)

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