Skyscrapers, Inc. Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island

Observatory Open Night

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Event

Observing at Seagrave Memorial Observatory for members ofSkyscrapers and the public. Bring a telescope if you have one.

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025

Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Eastern

Location: Seagrave Memorial Observatory
47 Peeptoad Road
North Scituate, RI 02857

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Seagrave Memorial Observatory
Home to an 8.25" Alvin Clark refractor, a 12" Patton reflector,and a 16" and 12" Meade SCT LX200 with a meeting hall on same property.
47 Peeptoad Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
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Notes:
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Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Last night the Clark was very well-behaved, and Saturn looked good despite intermittent high clouds. Last night was also my first successful experience with setting circles on that mount. I was able to successfully slew up to 20-30 degrees from Saturn and Deneb to targets too faint to be seen in the finder scope (Neptune and the deep red carbon star TT Cyg).