The Bradley Observatory (84 17 38.98 W, 33 45 54.84 N) is an astronomical teaching and research facility located on the campus of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. The Observatory, named in honor of William C. and Sarah Hall Bradley, contains the 70-seat Delafield Planetarium and a 100-seat capacity lecture hall.
The building also contains a library/seminar room, three faculty offices, a darkroom, a student computer lab, and an observing plaza for astronomical viewing. The large dome atop the Observatory houses the 30-inch Lewis H. Beck telescope.
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April 15, 2010 - Astronomers from 10 institutions, including Agnes Scott College, have banded together, through a consortium called the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA), to overcome the typical challenges of being an astronomer at a small department or college.
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