Charles S. Morris Observatory

Can you visit Charles S. Morris Observatory? No regular public access

Manchester University teaching observatory; no public schedule found.

For telescope views near Charles S. Morris Observatory, see the observatories open to the public and astronomy clubs nearby; clubs hold free public star parties.

Telescopes at Charles S. Morris Observatory

10-inch reflector.

How dark the sky is at Charles S. Morris Observatory

Charles S. Morris Observatory has no Bortle rating in the list yet. The scale below shows what each class looks like.

Sky brightness and class come from the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016, CC BY-NC 4.0), with natural skyglow added, at the coordinates below. Research telescopes are often sited on mountains above the haze, so the real sky can be darker than the map suggests.

Charles S. Morris Observatory among the observatories of Indiana

Green dots are observatories open to the public, blue dots research or private sites, squares dark sky places; select one for its page. See Indiana observatories for the full list.

The coordinates on this page point to Morris Observatory, Manchester University: 41.013°N, 85.758°W.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Open the larger map · Directions. Mountain observatory roads are often gated after dark; go only on a scheduled public night.

Dark sky places, observatories and clubs near Charles S. Morris Observatory

Charles S. Morris Observatory is about 22 km (14 mi) from Salamonie River State Forest, a Bortle Class 4 dark sky place. See Salamonie River State Forest for camping, where to set up and the sky by season.

Nearest dark sky places

Other observatories open to the public within 150 km

• Prairie Grass ObservatoryFrankfort, Indiana, 99 km (62 mi). Free open houses about monthly Apr-Oct after sunset; public nights during the Indiana Family Star Party in August
• Ball State University ObservatoryMuncie, Indiana, 99 km (62 mi). Free public planetarium shows on select Fri-Sat evenings with live sky tour; observatory public viewing not confirmed
• Holcomb Observatory and PlanetariumIndianapolis, Indiana, 136 km (85 mi). Weekend planetarium shows ($8 adults) with free telescope viewing after when clear; Holcomb 38-inch telescope under repair, portable scopes used

Astronomy clubs within 150 km

• Warsaw Astronomical SocietyWinona Lake, Indiana, 23 km (14 mi)
• Fort Wayne Astronomical SocietyFort Wayne, Indiana, 58 km (36 mi)
• Michiana Astronomical SocietySouth Bend, Indiana, 91 km (57 mi). Meets 3rd Thursday monthly, 7-9 pm
• Muncie Astronomy ClubMuncie, Indiana, 94 km (58 mi). Meets Monthly meetings at Minnetrista Museum and Gardens, 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
• Wabash Valley Astronomical SocietyWest Lafayette, Indiana, 117 km (73 mi). Meets Monthly open meetings, usually Saturday 7 pm

Star parties near Charles S. Morris Observatory

Planning a trip? Astrotourism in Indiana puts the dark sky places, observatories, clubs, star parties, planetariums and science centers of the state on one map, with the best night out worked out.

Charles S. Morris Observatory record

From the site's observatories dataset (observatories_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.