Collins Observatory

at

Salem State University

Lat: 42.52N, Lon: 70.9W

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On Rt. 114, ( Lafayette St. ) in Salem, MA. Parking is tight - we suggest you use the student parking lot. Meier Hall is the second building from the parking area. Enter from the long flight of outdoor stairs. Turn left to the elevators. Press floor "PH". Turn right on leaving the elevator. Turn left after the hall doors and go out the glass doors to the roof. Take the stairs on the left to the observatory.


Observatory Status:
Observatory status was last updated on 1/30/2012 at 4:14 PM.

Status of Public Observing:

According to the weather maps we're in a race against the clouds, but the observatory will be open tonight, Monday, January 30, 2012.

Please contact nsaac.org for any star party requests involving the observatory.

Please check back on this site for any changes or updates.

Collins Observatory is normally open on CLEAR, or MOSTLY CLEAR
Mondays from 7-10 PM. We're open during the school year from September
to May, and are closed on school holidays and when the school is on
vacation.

The observatory now houses a Meade 12-inch LX-200 ACF telescope, which does fairly well in the light polluted skies over Salem.

Please call the observatory at 978-542-6452, if you're coming from
a distance, as the weather is a bit unstable this close to the ocean.

Notes:
What's up tonight?

Jupiter is still king of the night sky, though Venus is rising higher in the western sky.

The winter constellations rule the sky now.