Editing Boyden Observatory (section)

== Research and discoveries ==
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! colspan=2 style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Asteroid]]s discovered: 4&thinsp;<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />
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| [[4301 Boyden]] || 7 August 1966
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| [[5298 Paraskevopoulos]] || 7 August 1966
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| [[11781 Alexroberts]] || 7 August 1966
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| [[14310 Shuttleworth]] || 7 August 1966
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Boyden Observatory performs professional [[astrophysics]] research using the 1.5 meter reflector. In addition to the research program, the [[observatory]] runs an active educational program for school children from all backgrounds as well as for members of the public, attracting thousands of visitors each year. In 1966, this observatory discovered four asteroids.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />