History

Professor Carl K. Seyfert joined Vanderbilt’s physics and astronomy department in 1946 with enthusiasm to build a new observatory that would house a donated telescope mirror and bring the program into the space age. Because the university could not fund a new building, Seyfert was put in contact with the… Read More

The brightest star in the image (just right of center) is Barnard’s Star, a red dwarf star discovered in 1916 by Edward Emerson Barnard. Image acquired with Dyer Observatory’s 14″ Bergquist Telescope and a ZWO ASI6200MC Pro camera. Credit: Billy Teets A mere six light-years… Read More