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{{Infobox Observatory
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|name = Badlands Observatory
|+ '''[[Asteroid]]s discovered: 3'''
|background =
| [[(51772) 2001 MJ]] || [[June 16]], [[2001]]
|image = BadlandsObservatory front.jpg
|caption =
|organization = Badlands Observatory LLC
|code = 918
|location = [[Quinn, South Dakota]], US
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|telescope1_name = unnamed
|telescope1_type = 26-inch reflector
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{| class="wikitable floatright" style="font-size: 0.9em; width: 270px;"
|+ [[Minor planet]]s discovered: 8&thinsp;<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />
|-
| ''see {{section link||List of discovered minor planets}}''
| {{mpl|(63528) 2001 PX|13}} || [[August 13]], [[2001]]
|}
 
The '''Badlands Observatory''' (IAU code [[IAU code#918|918]]) is an [[astronomical observatory]] named after the [[Badlands National Park]], located in [[Quinn, South Dakota|Quinn]], South Dakota, near the city of [[Wall, South Dakota|Wall]], United States. The observatory was founded in 2000.<ref name="Badlands-Obs" />
by American amateur astronomer [[Ron Dyvig]], who was associated with the Optical Sciences Center and Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona. While there, he occasionally participated in observing runs using the telescopes on Kitt Peak. [[Kitt Peak Observatory]]
As of November 2016, a total of 25 numbered [[minor planet]]s were discovered at the observatory. The [[Minor Planet Center]] credits these discoveries to Ron Dyvig and to the observatory, respectively. The main-belt asteroid {{mp|(315495) 2008 AQ|3}} was discovered by Italian amateur astronomer [[Fabrizio Tozzi]] while using the Badlands Observatory telescope remotely via the Internet in 2008. <ref name="MPC-315495" /> Asteroid [[26715 South Dakota]], discovered by Ron Dyvig in 2001, is named after the U.S. state South Dakota, where the Badlands observatory is located.<ref name="springer-South-Dakota" />
 
When the observatory opened in a former medical facility, the town of Quinn installed hoods over the street lights to reduce [[light pollution]].<ref name=$25k>{{cite news
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| title =$25,000 Observatory Helps Scientists Track Asteroids
| url =https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2003-03-12-44-25-000-66846372/375569.html
| work =[[Voice of America]]
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| date =October 27, 2009
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}}</ref>
 
== List of discovered minor planets ==
 
The Minor Planet Center credits the discovery of the following minor planets directly to the Badlands Observatory:<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />
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| {{mplmp|(8236126715) 2001South MV|6Dakota}} || [[June16 23]],April [[2001]]|| {{small|{{LoMP|26715|list}}}}
|-
| {{mp|(51570) Phendricksen}} || 17 April 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|51570|list}}}}
|-
| {{mp|(51772) Sparker}} || 16 June 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|51570|list}}}}
|-
| {{mp|(54720) Kentstevens}} || 15 May 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|54720|list}}}}
|-
| {{mp|(63528) Kocherhans}} || 13 August 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|63528|list}}}}
|-
| {{mp|(82361) 2001 MV|6}} || 23 June 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|82361|list}}}}
|-
| {{mp|(94291) Django}} || 21 February 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|94291|list}}}}
|-
| {{mp|(134973) 2001 FA}} || 16 March 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|134973|list}}}}
|}
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<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="margin-left:3em; margin-bottom: 2em; font-size: small" width="243" align="right">
|-
<caption><br>'''Badlands Observatory'''</caption>
| {{mp|(160882) 2001 PC|29}} || 15 August 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|160882|list}}}}
<tr>
|-
<th align="left">Organization</th><td>Black Hills Astronomical Society</td>
| {{mp|(208349) 2001 RX|10}} || 11 September 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|208349|list}}}}
</tr><tr>
|-
<th align="left">Location</th><td></td>
| {{mp|(220245) 2002 XR|45}} || 10 December 2002|| {{small|{{LoMP|220245|list}}}}
</tr><tr>
|-
<th align="left">Coordinates</th><td>{{coor dms| | | |N| | | |W|}}</td>
| {{mp|(222433) 2001 QB}} || 16 August 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|222433|list}}}}
</tr><tr>
|-
<th align="left">Altitude</th><td>meters (feet) </td>
| {{mp|(241780) 2001 OK}} || 17 July 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|241780|list}}}}
</tr><tr>
|-
<th align="left">Webpage</th><td>[http://www.sdsmt.edu/space/bo.htm]</td>
| {{mp|(252591) 2001 XO|1}} || 9 December 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|252591|list}}}}
</tr>
|-
<tr>
| {{mp|(315495) 2008 AQ|3}} || 10 January 2008|| {{small|{{LoMP|315495|list}}}}
<th bgcolor="lightgreen" colspan="2">Telescopes</th>
|}
</tr><tr>
{{clear}}
<th align="left">Unnamed [[Telescope]] </th><td>26-inch reflector</td>
</tr><tr>
</table>
'''Badlands Observatory''' (IAU code 918) is an [[astronomy|astronomical]] [[observatory]] named after the [[South Dakota]] [[Badlands National Park|Badlands]]. It is located in [[Quinn, South Dakota|Quinn]], South Dakota near the city of [[Wall, South Dakota|Wall]], USA. The observatory is run with support from the Black Hills Astronomical Society and was founded by [[Ron Dyvig]] from the [[Kitt Peak Observatory]] in [[2000]].
 
== See also ==
* [[List of asteroid-discovering observatories]]
* [[List of astronomical observatories]]
* {{Section link|List of minor planet discoverers|Discovering dedicated institutions}}
* [[List of observatory codes]]
 
== References ==
{{reflist
|refs=
 
<ref name="springer-South-Dakota">{{cite book
|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (26715) South Dakota
|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
|publisher = [[Springer Berlin Heidelberg]]
|page = 880
|date = 2007
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_9845 |chapter = (26715) South Dakota }}</ref>
 
<ref name="MPC-Discoverers">{{cite web
|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html
|date = 4 September 2016
|accessdate = 29 November 2016}}</ref>
 
<ref name="MPC-315495">{{cite web
|title = 315495 (2008 AQ3)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=315495
|accessdate = 30 November 2016}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Badlands-Obs">{{cite web
==Reference==
|title = Badlands Observatory
* {{cite web | title=Badlands Observatory Homepage| work=Badlands Observatory | url=http://www.sdsmt.edu/space/bo.htm | accessdate=December 15 | accessyear=2005 }}
|publisher = SD Space Grant Consortium
|url = http://sdspacegrant.sdsmt.edu/bo.htm
|date = 21 November 2013
|accessdate = 29 November 2016
|archive-date = 26 December 2007
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071226215714/http://sdspacegrant.sdsmt.edu/bo.htm
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>
}} <!-- end of reflist -->
 
== External links ==
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* [http://cleardarksky.com/c/BdlndsObSDkey.html Badlands Observatory Clear sky clock] Weather forecasts of observing conditions.
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