41°45'41.3" North
71°17'57.3" West
Wishing Star Observatory
41°45'41.3" North
71°17'57.3" West
Wishing Star Observatory is a privately owned astronomical observatory situated in Barrington RI, USA.
Observatory Missions include:
To function as a research
and development facility for the test of new astronomical hardware.
To serve the scientific
community by providing precision photometric and astrometric data from
observations of asteroids and comets.
To serve as an
instructional facility so as to promote a deeper public awareness. To this
end the Observatory is associated with local adult education centers.
A place of meditation for myself and friends
"that stills our noise long enough to
allow us to hear something beyond ourselves.”
This facility houses a 14-inch aperture Schmidt Cassagrain telescope. It represents the cumulation of my lifetime of stargazing and wonder. The more one learns, the more one sees, the greater the awe.
Pete Peterson
Information on Astronomy classes
Information on local astronomy clubs & associations
Observatory construction details