C. E. K. Mees Observatory

C. E. K. Mees Observatory is an astronomical in , New York, owned and operated by the University of Rochester. The observatory is named after C.
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: astronomical observatory at the University of Rochester
  • Also known as: C. E. Kenneth Mees Observatory”, “C.E.K. Mees Observatory”, “Charles Edward Kenneth Mees Observatory”, “Mees Observatory”, and “University of Rochester C. E. K. Mees Observatory

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western New York and Naples.

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C. E. K. Mees Observatory

Latitude
42.70028° or 42° 42′ 1″ north
Longitude
-77.40856° or 77° 24′ 31″ west
Operator
University of Rochester
Open location code
87J4PH2R+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 825529270
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q5006411
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“C. E. K. Mees Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: مرصد سى اى كاى ميس
  • Japanese: C・E・K・ミース天文台

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