Fuertes Observatory Hours and Directions

Hours

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Fridays from 8pm until midnight

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Please do not arrive early to public viewing nights! CAS has club meetings until from 7:30 to 8pm on most Friday evenings, and our volunteers will not be ready to set up for observing until 8pm. 

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For lectures and other special events, the doors will open 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the event. 

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We are generally open every Friday night throughout the year, regardless of weather. On cloudy nights, we give tours of the building and its historic astronomical equipment.

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Due to Daylight Savings Time and more hours of daylight in the spring and summer, observing often does not begin until 9pm in the warmer months.

 

Call (607)-255-3557 to find out what our current schedule is and to see if we are open!

 

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Directions

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Fuertes Observatory

209 Cradit Farm Dr.

Ithaca, NY 14853

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Fuertes Observatory is located on the North Campus of Cornell University. Parking is available in the Appel Commons lot, across the street from the observatory.