Clarence T. Jones Observatory

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.