Clarence T. Jones Observatory

Join us at one of Chattanooga's premier free attractions.

The Observatory is located 4.5 miles east of campus at 10 Tuxedo Avenue, north of Brainerd Road and Belvoir Ave.

If you have trouble with the path up the front entrance, feel free to park in the parking lot behind Brainerd United Methodist Church.  Walk up the trail by the cemetery and use the back entrance.

We are open on most Sunday evenings during the UTC school year.

Closed Until Further Notice. Please check this site and social media for information on re-opening. 

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Information and Group Tours

For further information, to schedule large groups, or request special accommodations, please contact:

Jack Pitkin
Department of Chemistry and Physics
423-425-4518
[email protected]

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Give to the Friends of the Observatory

History of Observatory

Observatory Photo Gallery

Tennessee Meteor Craters

Light Pollution

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Observatory Links

Eclipses

• Exploritorium
• NASA

Weather Aids

• Chattanooga Clear Sky Chart

Clubs

• Atlanta Astronomy Club
• Barnard Astronomical Society (Chattanooga)
• Von Braun Astronomical Society (Huntsville, Ala)

Magazines

• ASTRONOMY
• Sky and Telescope

Planetaria

• Fernbank Science Center (Atlanta)
• Cumberland Science Museum and Sudekum Planetarium (Nashville)
• Bays Mountain State Park (Kingsport)
• Museum of Arts and Sciences (Macon, GA)

Educational

• Georgia State (Astronomy)
• UTK Physics and Astronomy
• CLEA (Astronomy lab )
• UTC Challenger Center
• Space Telescope
• Space Shuttle
• NASA Homepage
• Observe Satellites GSOC  
• Astronomy Cafe
• MARS 
• Classroom of the Future
• SUN  
• Project Astro
• Utah Think Space
• ALPO
• Astronomical League
• Tim Puckett  
• ATM PAGE
• Messier Catalog
• Hallo Northern Sky (This is a free planetarium electronic star chart by Dutch amateur astronomer Han Kleijn.)
• Space Elevators and Astronomy