Ithaca College

You are invited to join the Ithaca College Department of Physics & Astronomy for Public Viewing Nights at the Clinton B. Ford Observatory

The Fall 2014 Schedule is as follows:

October 3 - 8:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
November 7 - 8:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
December 5 - 8:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.

Attending a Public Night

Just show up the vehicle 'turn around' in front of the entrances of Smiddy Hall and CHS (F lot side). A shuttle van will make regular runs to convey people up to the observatory and back down. Please note that there is NO parking available up at the observatory and that the access road is NOT lighted. For your own safety, 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. Our web page and the recorded message at the observatory will be updated shortly thereafter to reflect the decision for that evening. If you check our site or call the observatory at 274-3012 after about 4:00 p.m. (to give us time to post an update) you will get the final decision for that evening.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the department assistant at jackerman@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

https://www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/physics/clintonbford/openhouses/