page_title: Pine Mountain Observatory
hierarchical_section_title: Pine Mountain Observatory
caption_attribution_description: English: Three telescope domes at Pine Mountain Observatory in central Oregon
context_page_description: Pine Mountain Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Oregon Physics Department. It is located 26 miles southeast of Bend, Oregon in the Deschutes National Forest on top of Pine Mountain. The site was discovered by professors Russ Donnelly and E.G. Ebbinghausen in 1965 and has been in operation since 1967.
  PMO's mission includes a strong public education aspect. Programs for high-school students have not only include observation, but also analysis of data and preparation of a paper for publication. PMO has developed software that enables K-12 teachers to perform observations remotely and process the data for classroom use
  As well as public education, the observatory hosts professional projects such as research on white dwarf stars and examining the large-scale structure of galaxies.
context_section_description: Pine Mountain Observatory (PMO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Oregon Physics Department. It is located 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Bend, Oregon (USA) in the Deschutes National Forest on top of Pine Mountain. The site was discovered by professors Russ Donnelly and E.G. Ebbinghausen in 1965 and has been in operation since 1967.
  PMO's mission includes a strong public education aspect.  Programs for high-school students have not only include observation, but also analysis of data and preparation of a paper for publication.  PMO has developed software that enables K-12 teachers to perform observations remotely and process the data for classroom use 
  As well as public education, the observatory hosts professional projects such as research on white dwarf stars and examining the large-scale structure of galaxies.
caption: Telescope domes at Pine Mountain
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