Laws & Morrison Observatory Laws Observatory located on top of the Astronomy & Physics building on the UMC Campus in Columbia,Missouri sports a 16" Celestron Scmidt Cassagrain telescope, a computer room and an astronomy exhibit room with a collection of autographed pictures from NASA Mission Control, astronauts, engineers and people who are connected with NASA you would not of thought of.We also currently have a Star Trek display also. CMAA opens Laws every Wednesday nights except holiday eves from 8-10pm and other special nights. Click on Upcoming Events to find out. |
| Laws Observatory at the old location until being moved to it's present location. |
| Morrison Observatory Central Methodist College Campus Fayette Missouri Morrison Observatory will be open again in the fall 2009 Go to Upcoming Events for dates & time Morrison houses a 17' Alvin Clark reflector telescope that was made in the late 1800's. The observatory was originally located in Glascow Missouri with money donated by Bernice Morrison, then later moved to Fayette after funds were mismanaged. The observatory is open to the public twice a year, once in the spring and in fall on selected thursday nights for about 8 weeks from 7-9pm. The observatory is worth the drive just to see even if it is still too cloudy for telescope viewing. |
| The Alvin Clark Brothers Makers of some of the finest telescopes in the world to this day |
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| NASA Wall of Fame |
