The following facilities offer public telescope viewing, weather permitting.
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Collins Observatory Salem State College 352 Lafayette Street Salem, MA 01970 978-542-6000 Public viewing every clear Monday 7 PM -10 PM from Sept. - Apr. http://www.salemstate.edu/academics/schools/1019.php http://www.nsaac.org/collins.shtml |
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Clay Center Dexter Southfield School 20 Newton Street Brookline, MA 02445 617-454-2718 Public telescope nights most Tuesdays. |
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Boston University Astronomy Department 725 Commonwealth Avenue, 5th Floor Boston, MA 617-353-2630 Public Open Night at Coit Observatory most Wednesdays. http://www.bu.edu/astronomy/events/public-open-night-at-the-observatory/ |
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) 60 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-7461 Public observing every 3rd Thursday except June, July, August. Lecture followed by rooftop observing (weather permitting). http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/public_events.html |
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Boston Museum of Science 1 Science Park Boston, MA 02114 617-723-2500 http://www.mos.org 617-589-0264 |
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Wheaton College 26 East Main Street Norton, MA 02766 508-286-3979 Public observing Friday nights Sept. - May. http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/Acad/Astronomy/OpenNights.html |