Event: Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Nov 6, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:07:04 EDT
Celebration of Space - Ocotober 30, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 31, 2026 is Halloween, and it is an astronomically aligned date. As we all dress up and celebrate scares, frightful sights, and community, the Earth is also arriving at the point in our orbit where we are half way from the Autum...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:40:24 EDT
Celebration of Space - Ocotober 23, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Monday, October 26, 2026, at 12:13 am, the Moon will arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun, this is the full lunar phase, which will bring the full Moon to the entire nighttime period. On the night of October 25th, the Moon will rise with th...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:22:22 EDT
Celebration of Space - August 21, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:20 am ET, the Moon will arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun, known as opposition. Commonly, this event is referred to as the full Moon. On this night, the side of the Moon that faces Earth will be in direct su...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:58:07 EDT
Solar Eclipse of 2026
From Gallery: Solar Eclipse of 2026
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a partial solar eclipse occurred over Southern New England. At Frosty Drew Observatory we hosted an event and cataloged the entire eclipse, resulting in over 2,000 images of the eclipse. The eclipse itself started over Frosty...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:35:49 EDT
Celebration of Space - August 14, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Saturday and Sunday evening, August 15-16, 2026, Venus and the thin crescent Moon will be putting on a show for sky watchers as they enter conjunction over the eastern horizon just after sunset. Conjunctions occur when two objects of different distances...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:34:13 EDT
