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The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association promotes the legacy of astronomer Maria Mitchell and the exploration, education and enjoyment of Nantucket’s land, waters and skies beyond.
- VISIT
Observe the sky and the field of astronomy by visiting the...
- EVENTS
We hope you'll join us on July 25, 2024, to celebrate the...
- PROGRAMS
The Maria Mitchell Association Summer Family Programs...
- SUPPORT
The Maria Mitchell Association collects personally...
- Loines Observatory
Observatory for an impressive tour of Nantucket’s night sky....
- Historic Mitchell House
The home became a museum in 1903 when the Maria Mitchell...
- Research Center
The Research Center is open for the winter by appointment...
- Discovery Playground
The playground is located at 54 Old South Road on Nantucket...
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The Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, was founded in 1908 and named in honor of Maria Mitchell, the first American woman astronomer. It is a major component of the Maria Mitchell Association. The Observatory actually consists of two observatories - the main Maria Mitchell Observatory near downtown Nantucket and the ...
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Maria Mitchell inside the Vassar College Observatory, 1878 Mitchell often involved her students with her astronomical observations in both the field and the Vassar College Observatory. [39] Though she began recording sunspots by eye in 1868, she and her students began photographing them daily in 1873. [39]
- June 28, 1889 (aged 70), Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Discovery of C/1847 T1, First female American professional astronomer
Mar 1, 2023 · Maria (Mar-eye-uh) Mitchell was a renowned astronomer and professor in the 1800s and most likely the first woman to work for the U.S. government in a professional capacity.
Aug 9, 2005 · Maria Mitchell at 200: a pioneering astronomer who fought for women in science. Richard Holmes celebrates Mitchell’s pedagogic fire and salty opinions on the bicentenary of her birth. By....