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{{other uses|Farpoint (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox observatory |name = Farpoint Observatory |image = |caption = |organization = [[NEKAAL]] |code = 734 |location = [[Eskridge, Kansas]], U.S. |coords = {{coord|38|53|24|N|96|00|25|W|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-KS |display=it}} |altitude = |weather = |established = {{Start date|1996}} |closed = |website = {{URL|1=https://nekaal.org/doku.php?id=farpoint_observatory|2=NEKAAL.org}} |telescope1_name = Clyde Tombaugh Telescope |telescope1_type = {{convert|27|in|cm}} reflector |telescope2_name = |telescope2_type = }} {| class="wikitable floatright" style="font-size: 0.9em; width: 270px;" |+ [[Minor planet]]s discovered: 131 <ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> |- | ''see {{section link||List of discovered minor planets}}'' |} '''Farpoint Observatory''' is an [[astronomy|astronomical]] [[observatory]] owned and operated by the ''Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League'', or [[NEKAAL]]. It is located on the grounds of [[Mission Valley High School (Kansas)|Mission Valley High School]] at [[Eskridge, Kansas|Eskridge]], near [[Auburn, Kansas]], approximately {{convert|30|mi|km}} southwest of [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="springer" />
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