The Goodricke-Pigott Observatory is a private astronomical observatory in Tucson, Arizona. It was formally dedicated on October 26, 1996, and observations began that evening with imaging of Comet Hale-Bopp.
The observatory is named after two late-eighteenth century astronomers who lived in York, England - John Goodricke and Edward Pigott.
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