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George Observatory
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Brazos Bend State Park.
George Observatory
The park is also home to the George Observatory (code: 735), a satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. This astronomical observatory contains three domed telescopes; the largest is the Gueymard Research Telescope, which has an aperture of 0.91 m (36 in). The facility is primarily focused on public education; it includes the Challenger Learning Center for space science education and also features an exhibit of meteorites.