UPDATE: Due to inclement winter weather conditions, we expect we will CANCEL this planned event. Skies are predicted to be cloudy with a high likelihood of snow, and temperatures in the 20s can be expected.
Stephens Memorial Observatory of Hiram College will be open for public observing Friday, December 15, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Given good skies, visitors will see the stars of the Pleiades and Hyades clusters. Other objects of interest will also be sought. Most of the Observatory’s Open Nights take place on Saturdays but this special Friday event is in support of a related program on the Hiram campus.
Cloudy skies at the scheduled starting time cancel the event and in that case, the observatory will not open. No reservations are required and there is no admission fee for observatory public nights.
The Observatory is located on Wakefield Road (Rt. 82) less than a quarter of a mile west of Route 700 in Hiram. There is no parking at the Observatory. Visitors may park on permissible side streets near the Post Office, a short distance east of the observatory.
Stephens Memorial Observatory 