Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - Seafood Festival - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer 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: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:51:38 EDT
Celebration of Space - August 7, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a fabulous partial solar eclipse will occur over the Northeast US. Over Frosty Drew, the eclipse will max out at 13.48% of the Sun eclipsed by the Moon. Though not as spectacular as the solar eclipse in 2024, 2021, o...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 15:14:44 EDT
Celebration of Space - July 31, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026 a total solar eclipse will occur over parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. In Southern New England we will experience a partial solar eclipse. This is a fantastic opportunity to witness a stunning natural event that occurs ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:35:13 EDT
Safely Observe The Solar Eclipse
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
In the United States, solar eclipses do not happen as frequently as they do around the world, and Americans get super hyped about the prospect of viewing the Moon pass in front of the Sun. Though viewing a solar eclipse will be quite memorable, safety is p...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:21:48 EDT
Celebration of Space - July 10, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Saturday, July 11, 2026, starting at 9:00 pm, the Frosty Drew Observatory will host our Celebrate the Milky Way special event. These are the nights that we think the Milky Way will be in best viewing during the summer viewing season. Frosty Dre...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:17:24 EDT
Celebration of Space - June 26, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Monday, June 29, 2026 at 7:58 pm ET, the Moon will once again orbit into a position of alignment with the Earth and the Sun when it arrives on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full lunar phase, which places the side of the M...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:48:49 EDT
