Kopernik Observatory & Science Center
The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, is a public observatory in Vestal, New York opened to the public on June 16, 1974, by the Kopernik Society of Broome County to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1973.Photo: Tkeator, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: astronomical observatory (Vestal, New York, USA; est. 1974)
- Also known as: “Kopernik Space Center”, “kopernik.org”, and “KOSC”
- Address: 698 Underwood Road, Vestal, NY 13850
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brackney and Tioga Terrace.
Brackney
Hamlet
Brackney is an unincorporated community within Silver Lake Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 7.6 miles south of Binghamton, New York. Brackney has a post office with ZIP code 18812. Brackney is situated 6 miles east of Kopernik Observatory & Science Center.
Tioga Terrace
Village
Tioga Terrace is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Owego, Tioga County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Tioga Terrace is situated 6 miles northwest of Kopernik Observatory & Science Center.
Vestal
Town
Photo: Newkai, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Vestal is a town within Broome County in the Southern Tier of New York, United States, and lies between the Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania border. Vestal is situated 6 miles north of Kopernik Observatory & Science Center.
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, tourism, observatory, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Vestal, Broome County, Southern Tier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.0021° or 42° 0′ 8″ northLongitude
-76.03331° or 76° 1′ 60″ westOpen location code
87J52X28+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 120843447OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6431076
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Urdu—“Kopernik Observatory & Science Center” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مركز كوبرنيك للفضاء”
- German: “Kopernik Observatory & Science Center”
- German: “KOSC”
- Hausa: “Kopernik Observatory & Science Center”
- Japanese: “コペルニク天文台&科学センター”
- Japanese: “コペルニク天文台”
- Polish: “Kopernik Observatory & Science Center”
- Polish: “Kopernik Space Center”
- Polish: “KOSC”
- Urdu: “کوپرنک رصدگاہ اینڈ سائنس سینٹر”
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