Editor's note: This public night has been canceled. Stay tuned for the next observatory public night on October 10.
Join us on Friday, September 12, 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the Clinton B. Ford Observatory for the first public night of the fall 2008 semester.
Attending a Public Night
To attend a public night, just show up in front of the Park building (O lot entrance). A shuttle van will make regular runs to convey people up to the observatory and back down. There is no parking available up at the observatory. The access road is NOT lighted, so please do not walk up.
Bad Weather Plan
The "go/no-go" decision for any public night will be made at 3:30 p.m. on the scheduled date. The observatory website and the recorded message at the observatory phone hotline will be updated shortly thereafter to reflect the decision for that evening. Iif you reload the web page or call the observatory at 607-274-3012 after about 4:00 p.m., you will see the final decision for that evening
Clinton B. Ford Observatory Website