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Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League, or NEKAAL. It is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School at Eskridge, near Auburn, Kansas, approximately southwest of Topeka, Kansas, United States.
Summary Farpoint Observatory is International Astronomical Union (IAU) observatory code 734, and is home to the Farpoint Asteroid Search Team (FAST), which has an international reputation having discovered more than 330 non-NEO (Near Earth Orbit) asteroids in addition to many in NEO orbits. As of January 1, 2014, Farpoint observers had contributed more than minor planet observations to the IAU Minor Planet Center.
NEKAAL received a $56,060 grant from NASA's Near Earth Objects (NEO) tracking program to acquire and install at Farpoint the Pitt telescope from Lindley Hall, University of Kansas. After full refurbishment, the telescope now measures 27 inches in aperture (primary mirror diameter), 9 feet 3 inches in length, with weight of 1,600 pounds (725 kg).
The main-belt asteroid 23989 Farpoint, discovered by amateur astronomers Gary Hug and Graham E. Bell at Farpoint in 1999, was named for the observatory.
List of discovered minor planets 8 April 2000 31 March 2000 28 March 2000 7 January 2000 5 February 2000 25 August 2000 25 June 2000 26 July 2000 6 January 2001 6 January 2001 5 November 1999 12 March 2000 30 April 2000 25 June 2000 20 November 2000 11 October 2001 24 July 2000 26 July 2000 18 October 1999 20 November 2000 24 April 2001 24 March 2000 20 November 2000 12 July 2000 16 August 2001 25 June 2000 26 August 2001 11 October 2001 5 March 2002 4 September 1999 14 January 2000 5 May 2000 26 August 2001 11 October 2001 10 October 2002 20 September 2003 7 July 2000 17 February 2001 3 February 2000 17 March 2001 5 November 1999 29 November 2002 19 August 2001 7 September 2004 10 November 2005 22 March 2002 5 April 2002 29 November 2002 3 August 2007 2 July 2006 17 July 2006 14 October 2001 8 August 2002 13 December 2006 17 November 2007 23 June 2001 23 October 2005 21 November 2000 15 October 2002 18 February 2007 21 February 2007 3 January 2003 11 October 2001 17 March 2001 26 August 2001 2 April 2002 6 June 2007 7 August 2007 30 April 2000 18 July 2007 12 January 2002 30 July 2006 24 August 2006 7 August 2007 14 November 2007 4 May 2002 7 January 2007 17 February 2001 15 January 2002 1 August 2005 4 February 2002 27 December 2005 3 May 2002 29 September 2002 24 July 2006 15 November 1999 23 July 2000 22 March 2002 6 October 2001 28 July 2005 26 December 2006 5 March 2002 29 September 2002 30 November 2005 11 October 2001 1 July 2006 13 September 2006 30 November 2005 13 September 2006 19 September 2006 19 September 2006 25 September 2006 7 January 2000 14 October 2006 19 December 2006 23 December 2006 1 April 2006 15 November 1999 18 February 2001 29 October 2005 24 August 2006 23 February 2006 14 September 2006 10 September 2001 31 August 2006 25 September 2006 5 March 2002 19 December 2006 13 October 2006 25 June 2006 12 December 2006 15 September 2006 17 July 2006 23 December 2006 7 September 2004 9 November 2002 1 October 2006 13 October 2006 23 October 2006 22 November 2006 3 December 2004 Discoveries are credited by the MPC to: "Farpoint" "Eskridge"
See also Dan Tibbets List of asteroid-discovering observatories List of astronomical observatories
List of observatory codes
References
External links NEKAAL Site:Farpoint Observatory Farpoint Observatory, enclosure (image) NEKAAL observer, blog