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Ladd Observatory is open to the
public, free of charge, Tuesday evenings, from 9:00pm to 11:00PM,
weather permitting. Please call (401) 863-2323 for updated
information.
Would
you like to receive our email newsletter, announcing upcoming
astronomical events and information concerning our public programs at
the observatory? To sign-up, please visit the Ladd
Skies Public Nights List.
New hours: please note that during May Ladd will
be open from 9 – 11 pm due to the later time of sunset.
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Date
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Observation upstairs
9 - 11 pm
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Program
in the library
9:30
pm
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May 13th
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Weather permitting
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May 20th
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Weather permitting
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May 27th
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Weather permitting
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LOCATION
210 Doyle Avenue,
at the corner of Doyle and Hope.
Park on Doyle
Ave. as Observatory parking is very limited.
DIRECTIONS
From I-95 (North
or South) -
take I-195 east. From I-195 east, take the Wickenden St. exit (Exit
#2). At the end of the exit ramp, at the traffic light, take a left
onto Wickenden St. After going through two more traffic lights there
will be a stop sign. This should be Hope St. Take a left onto Hope St.
and proceed through about 5 traffic lights. Ladd Observatory will be on
the right at about the 5th traffic light at the corner of Hope St. and
Doyle Ave.
From I-195 West - take the Gano St. Exit in
Providence. At the end of the exit ramp, at the traffic light, take a
left and then the next right. Proceed up this street about three blocks
until you come to the second stop sign. After the second stop sign
there will be a small traffic island with a Fox Point stone marker on
it—proceed straight around the traffic island Fox Point marker to
the next stop sign at Hope St. Take a right onto Hope St. and proceed
through about 5 traffic lights. Ladd Observatory will be on the right
at about the 5th traffic light at the corner of Hope St. and Doyle Ave.
Map
of 210 Doyle Ave
Providence, RI 02906-2433
PHONE
Hotline: (401)
863-2323
Dean David Targan:
(401) 863-2314 (for group reservations)
LINKS
History
of Ladd Observatory
The
Observatory on Tin Top Hill
Clear Sky Forecast
for the next 48 hours
Brown
University Department of
Physics
Skyscrapers Astronomical Society of Rhode Island
See an image of the crater Copernicus on the Moon, taken Dec. 18,
2007 with the 12” refractor at Ladd.
View of the
night sky showing a bright Iridium satellite flare on Apr. 17, 2008.
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