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Moore Observatory

Moore Observatory main building
Moore Observatory in the Horner Wildlife Refuge with its vultures

Moore Observatory is a research and teaching facility of the University of Louisville. It is located within the University's 200-acre Horner Wildlife Refuge in Oldham County, Kentucky.

Named for Walter Lee Moore, a professor who taught mathematics and astronomy from 1929 to 1967, the facility was dedicated in November 1978. Currently it is the site of three optical telescopes for remote and automated research by faculty and students, and one accessible for visitors to view through a telescope at the night sky planets and nebulae, and daytime Sun. It also hosts services for remote access and data acquisition from telescopes in Arizona and Australia.