McDonald Observatory

Summary

McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• McDonald Observatory is located in Fort Davis^[3].
• McDonald Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• McDonald Observatory's image is recorded as McDonald Observatory.jpg^[5].
• McDonald Observatory's continent is recorded as North America^[6].
• McDonald Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[7].
• McDonald Observatory's operator is recorded as University of Texas at Austin^[8].
• William Johnson McDonald is named after McDonald Observatory^[9].
• McDonald Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 131363660^[10].
• McDonald Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 1229846-3^[11].
• McDonald Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81134881^[12].
• McDonald Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 17101281X^[13].
• McDonald Observatory's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11891467^[14].
• McDonald Observatory's location is recorded as Jeff Davis County^[15].
• McDonald Observatory's Commons category is recorded as McDonald Observatory^[16].
• McDonald Observatory's has part is recorded as Harlan J. Smith Telescope^[17].
• McDonald Observatory's has part is recorded as Hobby–Eberly Telescope^[18].
• McDonald Observatory's has part is recorded as Otto Struve Telescope^[19].
• McDonald Observatory's has part is recorded as Frank N. Bash Visitors Center^[20].
• McDonald Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.6714, 'lon': -104.022}^[21].
• McDonald Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02l8_t^[22].
• McDonald Observatory's participant is recorded as Rhotenberry Wellen Architects^[23].
• McDonald Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 711^[24].
• McDonald Observatory's significant event is recorded as construction^[25].
• McDonald Observatory's significant event is recorded as construction^[26].
• McDonald Observatory's significant event is recorded as construction^[27].

Body

Operations

McDonald Observatory's operator is recorded as University of Texas at Austin^[8].

Why It Matters

McDonald Observatory ranks in the top 6% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]