University of Miami Astronomy Club

Faculty advisor:
Dr. Manuel A.Huerta
huerta@physics.miami.edu
(305)284-2323 Ext. 8

1998-1999 Club President:
Altamash Khan

Members are notified by email whenever the observatory is to be opened, or whatever other club activities occur. There are no specific duties, but privileges are granted in proportion to a member's interest and commitment.

If you wish to join the club send email to M. Huerta

Picture of comet Hale - Bopp taken from the Everglades by Tim Khan, past president of the Astronomy Club.

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The astronomy club uses the facilities of the COPERNICUS OBSERVATORY which is located on the roof of the Ungar Computer Center. Take the elevator on the West corner of the building, go to the fifth floor, and then take the stairs to the roof. The Copernicus Observatory was built in 1984 with funds donated by the Polish-American Club if Miami... The Observatory has the following equipment:

18 inch reflector in its dome
10 inch refractor in its dome
12 inch Newtonian on tripod mounted equatorial
8 inch Meade LX200 on tripod fork mount (computer controlled)
8 inch Celestron on tripod fork mount
Several 8 inch Newtonians on tripod mounted equatorials