Moore Observatory


Moore Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Louisville. It is located on the Horner Wildlife Refuge in Oldham County, Kentucky approximately northeast of Louisville. It opened in 1978, and was dedicated to Walter Lee Moore, a Professor of Mathematics at U of L from 1929 to 1967.
Moore Observatory is a research and advanced teaching facility of the University of Louisville. The observatory operates two research telescopes at the site, and a companion telescope at Mount Kent near Toowoomba, Australia. The observatory is located on the Horner Wildlife Refuge. The Horner Family donated this land to the U of L in the early 1960s and another of the original farm surrounds the preserve.

Telescopes