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Name: Drake Municipal Observatory, Des Moines, Iowa
Location Type: Other
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Coordinates: 41.586865, -93.624949
Description:
Dr. Robert Morehouse was the first chairman of the Astronomy and Physics department, and he discovered a comet in the 1920s. He also haunts the observatory, according to local legend, perhaps because the remains of Dr. Morehouse and his wife are buried in the entryway wall. Students working in the...