Yuba City Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned by the Doscher Family Trust and operated primarily by trustee Richard J. Doscher of Yuba City, California. It is located South of Yuba City, which is adjacent to the Sutter Buttes Mountain Range.
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| Location | South Yuba City, Yuba City, California, United States | ||
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| Coordinates | 39°06′52.74″N 121°38′02.85″W / 39.1146500°N 121.6341250°W | ||
| Established | September 22, 2010 | ||
| Website | www.ycao.org | ||
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The observatory has one 9 foot dome and permanent pier housing an 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. It was established on September 22, 2010. Primary work consists of planetary, deep sky, NEO studies, astrometry, photometry and astrophotography. IAU/MPC assignment number pending.
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edit- Yuba City Astronomical Observatory
- Yuba City Astronomical Observatory Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions.
- U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department - Sun and Moon Data for Yuba City Astronomical Observatory
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