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WHITIN OBSERVATORY
Near the Science Center is the Whitin Observatory. Housing 6-, 12- and 24-inch telescopes, laboratories, and its own Astronomy Library, the Observatory is a popular place to study for astronomy students and non-astronomy students alike. The Observatory regularly holds open-telescope nights, when anyone can stop by and an astro major or professor will be there to set up the telescopes for a look at the stars.

Wellesley alumna Pamela Melroy '83 spent many evenings here. A NASA astronaut, she piloted Discovery to the International Space Station in 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis in 2002.She led the seven-member crew on the space shuttle in Discovery in October 2007.