The Goethe Link Observatory, observatory code 760, is an astronomical observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.

The naming of the two main-belt asteroids, 1602 Indiana and 1728 Goethe Link – both discovered at Goethe Link Observatory in 1950 and 1964, respectively – is related to the Observatory and its parent institution.

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Further reading

  • Ray E. Boomhower, '"The Doctor and the Stars: Goethe Link and His Observatory," Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, v. 19, no. 4, Fall 2007, pp.&nbsp;17–23.
  • Frank K. Edmondson, "Recent Developments at the Goethe Link Observatory," Sky and Telescope, December 1948, p. 34.
  • "Reports of Observatories, 1950-1951: Goethe Link Observatory, July 1, 1949 to June 30, 1951," The Astronomical Journal, v. 56, no. 6 (1951), p. 153, col. 2.
  • https://indyencyclopedia.org/goethe-link/ Charles A. Bonsett, "Goethe Link, Brief Bio" Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, 1994, Revised 2021.
  • Indiana Astronomical Society website
  • WTIU Friday Zone Field Trip: A Look Through the Goethe-Link Observatory's Giant Telescope
  • Image of the 10-inch lens telescope manipulated by Professor Frank K. Edmondson of Indiana University at the Goethe Link Observatory (1950s)