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Burrell Memorial Observatory
Organization	Baldwin Wallace University
Location	Berea, Ohio
Coordinates	41°22′31″N 81°51′05″W / 41.3754°N 81.8513°W / 41.3754; -81.8513
Established	1940 (1940)
Telescopes Warner & Swasey refracting Telescope refracting telescope with a 13 3/8 inch objective, a 4 - inch finder, and a 1 inch finder.

Burrell Memorial Observatory referred to as Burrell Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the campus of Baldwin Wallace University. The observatory was established in 1940, in Berea, Ohio.

History

The observatory is located on the northernmost point of the Baldwin Wallace University campus. Built in 1940, the observatory is named after Katherine Ward Burrell as a memorial to her late husband Edward P. Burrell. The observatory houses a Warner & Swasey refracting telescope with a 133⁄8-inch objective, a 4-inch finder, and a 1-inch finder.