Calvin–Rehoboth Observatory


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The Calvin–Rehoboth Robotic Observatory is an astronomical observatory developed jointly between Calvin University in Michigan and Rehoboth Christian School in New Mexico, United States. It consists of identical telescopes, one on each campus. Students at both schools use the telescopes as part of their study. The joint observatory has been in operation since 2004.
Since weather in Michigan is often problematic for visual astronomy, the joint observatory allows students at the college to operate the telescope in New Mexico remotely after having trained on the identical telescope locally. It provides access to research quality scientific equipment and training for the high school students.
The observatory was used to discover several minor planets, including 145475 Rehoboth, which was named for the high school, where the Calvin–Rehoboth Robotic Observatory is located, while 134244 De Young was named for Mike De Young, a former science teacher at the Rehoboth Christian School.

List of discovered minor planets

More than a hundred discovered minor planets are credited directly to the discovering observatory by the Minor Planet Center.
10 March 2005
152233 Van Till25 September 2005
25 September 2005
26 September 2005
5 January 2006
25 September 2005
167875 Kromminga2 March 2005
10 March 2005
25 September 2005
16 November 2006
18 September 2006
16 February 2007
16 February 2007
188847 Rhipeus23 March 2006
17 February 2007
3 February 2005
9 March 2005
18 September 2006
13 October 2007
210425 Imogene10 January 2008
18 September 2006
7 October 2007
10 January 2008
2 March 2005
18 September 2006

28 May 2008
11 March 2007
20 December 2005
27 February 2008
13 January 2009
2 April 2005
13 June 2008
13 February 2010
13 February 2010
13 November 2007
2 March 2005
18 September 2006
18 September 2006
21 February 2007
20 February 2009
21 March 2010
18 September 2006
3 December 2007
2 March 2009
3 February 2005
18 September 2006
16 February 2007
18 September 2006
27 July 2009
13 April 2008