expansion of the facility in the late 1970s. Installed in 1978, this telescope has been one of the largest telescopes in the Pacific Northwest for many years! The Sigma was a research active telescope through the mid-1990s. During this time period it was used by astronomers from UO as well as other universities as a general purpose telescope where it observed many kinds of celestial objects, from nearby comets to galaxies strewn across the Universe. Unfortunately, around the year 2000 the Sigma suffered a catastrophic failure of its primary motor drive. Due to the unique nature of the telescope design (among only 5 ever built) it has not been possible to repair or replace the custom parts required to bring it back into operation. For now, the Sigma rests in its dome, waiting for the opportunity to once again scan the skies. These days this dome is home to the Control Room for the Planewave 14" telescope. The dome is also used as a meeting place for visiting groups as well as a venue for lectures and classes given by PMO staff. Research The Robbins and the are both being used for research. The Asteroid Light-Curve research project is currently underway. In this project, students are tasked with observing asteroids throughout the night. Once this is done, the students take the data and create light-curves. Using the newly create light-curves, the data is further analyzed until a 3-D shape of the asteroid can be generated. Projects Pine Mountain Observatory Pipeline (PMOP): A Python script that takes data from the Robins telescope stored as FITS files and reduces and organizes the images. Coming soon: The Solar Telescope Project. This new telescope will be operating within 2021. Outreach Pine Mountain Observatory is open to the public every weekend from Memorial Day till the last weekend of September. Pine Mountain Observatory is currently partnered with Kobe University. Together, the two are working to observe and identify asteroids. To do this, the two are observing the same asteroids concatenated, then creating light-curves based on the data from the telescopes. This data is then modified to create a 3-D model. Pine Mountain Observatory occasionally invites students from the Society of Physics Students (SPS) at the University of Oregon to come stay in the Pine Mountain dorms and observe late into the night. Pine Mountain Observatory works in partnership each summer with Girl Scouts, as well.