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James C. Veen Observatory
The JAMES C. VEEN OBSERVATORY, located south of Lowell, Michigan is owned and operated by the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association. It was built entirely by the members over a five-year span in the late 1960's, and became fully operational in 1970. The building consists of 2 Ash Domes
http://www.graaa.org/veen.html - Details

Sherzer Observatory
Michigan State Normal School (EMU's original name) received a $600 gift, a 4-inch Alvan Clark refractor telescope, from the citizens of Ypsilanti in 1878. That year it was used by Prof. James C. Watson during an expedition to Wyoming to view a total solar eclipse and search for planet Vulcan, a supposed inner world thought to be lost in the glare of the sun whose existance might explain the discrepancies observered in the orbital motion of Mercury
http://www.physics.emich.edu/sherzer/index.htm - Details

Owl Observatory
The observatory is located on the grounds of the Kalamazoo Nature Center, which is recognized as one of the nation's best nature centers. Since 1960, the Nature Center has been inspiring people to care about the environment by providing experiences that lead them to understand their connection to the natural world
http://www.kasonline.org/owl.html - Details