The George Observatory in Needville

Photo of The George Observatory in Needville, Texas
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
Photo of The George Observatory in Needville, Texas
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz
  Scroll down for more pictures  
Photo of The George Observatory in Needville, Texas
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz

Upload photos icon
Click here to upload your photos of The George Observatory

See more Tweets... RSS feed

Houston Medical Center

Posted to the Flickr Pool by andrewbroadfootphotography

Add your photos!

Royalty-free architecture stock photography

The George Observatory

Brazos Bend State Park Road, Needville, Texas, Brazos Bend State Park 77461
← Previous   Random   Next →


Print this page   •   Share this page   •   Map This

30 miles from the bright lights of the big city, the Fort Bend Astronomy Club has established a scientific outpost. In the midst of Brazos Bend State Park, the observatory's facilities are perched on the highest knob of ground along the immediate coastal plain. It is officially owned by the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and includes several shelters for protecting its permanent collection of large-scale telescopes, plus a number of concrete pads for itinerant setups. Beneath the white domes is a welcome center and auditorium which has long outgrown its space. To the novice observer, the setup is reminiscent of someone cobbling together a space facility with Home Depot leftovers. The reality is that a number of significant astronomical bodies have been discovered from this spot in the woods.

Quick Facts
Forum Discussions Talk about this building with other architecture enthusiasts
Rate This Educational Facility
method='post' action='/Building.php?ID=2097#Rate'>Current rating:50% 70%  name='Rating' id='Rating' value='Praise' class='Plain'> name='Rating' id='Rating' value='Raze' class='Plain'>

Upload photos icon Click here to upload your photos of The George Observatory

Your Thoughts

There are no comments. You can be the first to add your thoughts to this page.

Name:

Please tell us your name (Example: "Jim W.")
It doesn't have to be your real name, but it's more social that way.

E-mail address:

E-mail address is used for validation only. It will not be displayed.
We do not spam.

Your location:
Your rating:
Your comments:
Current month (MM): This helps fight spam bots.
Current year (YYYY): This also helps fight spam bots.
  HAI Community   HAI Extras   HAI Tools   HAI Sister Sites
Copyright 2012 Artefaqs Corporation. Artefaqs® and the Artefaqs logo are registered trademarks of the Artefaqs Corporation.
Neither text nor images from this web site may be used without permission.
All your skyscrapers are belong to us.