At The University of Toledo,
looking for stars is serious business
The University’s Ritter Observatory houses a one-meter Richey Chretien reflecting telescope, the largest optical telescope in Ohio and east of the Mississippi.
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In 2014, the American Physical Society ranked UT 6th in the nation among PhD-granting institutions for the highest percentage of women earning physics undergraduate degrees.
A UT alumnus, Dr. John Wisniewski, is part of a team of international astronomers to discover a planet 13 times the mass of Jupiter, one of only several outside our solar system to be digitally imaged.
The University of Toledo’s Ritter Planetarium features two observatories and a full-dome studio with surround sound and state-of-the-art digital projection, producing astronomy programs that are scientifically accurate, pedagogically appropriate and entertaining to engage and inspire young learners and families in the community.
The University of Toledo’s recently renovated Brooks Observatory houses several refracting and reflecting telescopes, including the Celestron 14 Edge HD telescope on a robotic mount.
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- UT elected to association of top astronomy programs
- UT astronomers, student discover free-floating planetary mass object
- UT physics and astronomy department recognized for female graduation rates
- UT astronomer helps capture first sharp image of famous exploding star’s raging winds
- UT a partner with Discovery Channel telescope