41°45'41.3" North
71°17'57.3" West
Wishing Star Observatory
MPC I15
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 this end, Wishing Star is designated by the Harvard/Smithsonian Minor
Planet Center as observatory site I15.
*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 dome houses a 14-inch aperture Schmidt Cassagrain telescope. It represents the cumulation of a lifetime of stargazing and wonder.
Pete Peterson
Information on Astronomy classes
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