Author Archives: Hugh Crowl

Public observing starts this week! We will observe most Thursday nights (see the schedule for details) that it is clear, starting at 7:30pm in October, then 7:00pm in November and December. Please come out and observe the skies (but make … Continue reading →

Stickney Observatory is closed for the summer as we complete necessary maintenance on our telescopes and prepare for the next academic year. Public observing will resume in early October, 2023. Have a great summer and we hope to see you … Continue reading →

Public Observing resumes for the Spring term this week. We will observe every clear Thursday, starting this Thursday, March 23 at 8pm. As the spring goes on, observing will start later to accommodate the later sunset times (see schedule here). … Continue reading →

The observatory is closed to the public during Bennington’s Field Work Term. Public observing will resume once our Spring term starts, likely in late February or early March. Information will be posted here once observing resumes!

The observatory is closed for the summer, so we can do maintenance and students can carry out summer projects. We aim to re-open in late September, after the Fall term resumes.

Unfortunately the skies don’t look like they’re clearing up for tonight, so we wont be able to observe. This is our last scheduled night for the term. The weather has been quite poor this term, but we’ll be back in … Continue reading →

The skies look to be partly cloudy tonight, but that’s good enough to try. Observing is on for members of the Bennington College community starting tonight at 9pm. Hope to see you out there!

Aaaaaaand, we’re back to cloudy weather. No observing tonight. Hopefully things will look better next week!

In a bit of supreme irony, the weather forecast looks great for this Thursday. However, because of the current COVID case counts on campus, we cannot hold in-person public events this week. Hopefully things will work out better next week!

Observing is cancelled for tonight due to clouds. We will try again next week. Because we’d like to observe and Thursdays have been so miserable this spring, we are looking to add “bonus” observing nights in May, as weather allows. … Continue reading →