Clarence T. Jones Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chattanooga, Tennessee (US), owned and operated by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Construction of the observatory and telescope were funded by a Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works grant for the students of Chattanooga's public schools at the urging of prominent local amateur astronomer Clarence T. Jones.
[1][2] The telescope is a Cassegrain reflector type with a 20.5-inch (52 cm) primary mirror.
[1] The observatory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2009.
[2] The observatory has several nights of public lessons and viewing between the months of October and April.