Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory is located at 1610 Hillside Mill Road, Greenville , Delaware , United States. This observatory is home to a 0.6-meter telescope used by the Delaware Astronomical Society , the University of Delaware , and the Whole Earth Telescope . The DAS is composed of interested amateurs and engages in astronomy education and public outreach. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Observatory.
2-531: A Sunquest sundial , designed and machined by Richard L. Schmoyer, is on the Mount Cuba Observatory grounds near the parking lot. This mean time sundial automatically corrects for the equation of time through the use of an analemma-inspired gnomon. 39°47′06″N 75°38′00″W / 39.78500°N 75.63333°W / 39.78500; -75.63333 This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument in
4-526: The United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sunquest sundial The Sunquest Sundial is a sundial designed by Richard L. Schmoyer in the 1950s. Adjustable for latitude and longitude, the Sunquest's gnomon automatically corrects for the equation of time allowing it to tell clock time. The Sunquest sundial utilizes a cast aluminum gnomon, the shape of which
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