From the Providence area:Take Route 6 West to Interstate 295 in Johnston and proceed West on Route 6 to Scituate. In Scituate bear right off Route 6 onto Route 101. Turn right onto Route 116 North. Peeptoad Road is the first left off Route 116.

From Coventry - West Warwick area:Take Route 116 North. Peeptoad Road is the first left after cross-ing Route 101.

From Southern Rhode Island:Take Interstate 95 North. Exit onto Interstate 295 North in Warwick (left exit). Exit to Route 6 West in Johnston. Bear right off Route 6 onto Route 101. Turn right on Route 116. Peeptoad Road is the first left off Route 116.

From Northern Rhode Island:Take Route 116 South. Follow Route 116 thru Greenville. Turn left at Knight's Farm intersection (Route 116 turns left) and follow Route 116. Watch for Peeptoad Road on the right.

From Connecticut:Take Route 44 East to Greenville and turn right on Route 116 South. Turn left at Knight's Farm intersection (Route 116 turn left) and follow Route 116. Watch for Peeptoad Road on the right.

Take Route 6 East toward Rhode Island; bear left on Route 101 East and continue to intersection with Route 116. Turn left; Peeptoad Road is the first left off Route 116.

From Massachusetts:Take Interstate 295 South (off Interstate 95 in Attleboro.) Exit onto Route 6 West in Johnston. Bear right off Route 6 onto Route 101. Turn right on Route 116. Peeptoad Road is the first left off Route 116.

Note: parking at Seagrave Observatory is limited to about 40 cars and the town of Scituate does not allow on-street parking on Peeptoad Road. Carpooling is recommended.

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Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island

47 Peeptoad RoadNorth Scituate, Rhode Island 02857

www.theSkyscrapers.org

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Membership DuesAll renewals are due on 1 April for the beginning fiscal year. Dues received from new members after 1 April will be applied to the current fiscal year. Dues received from new members during the months of January through March are applied to the remainder of the current fiscal year and the whole of the next fiscal year.

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Mail to:Skyscrapers, Inc.47 Peeptoad RoadNorth Scituate, RI 02857

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No special qualifications are necessary for membership in Skyscrapers. You need no knowledge of astronomy nor do you need to own a telescope. Many members have never owned a telescope of their own, preferring to use the fine instruments owned by Skyscrapers. Others have made their own telescopes with assistance and instruction from fellow members. Access to the society’s telescopes is available to all members in good standing. All you need is an interest in the sky!

If you are interested in joining, complete the attached member-ship application and return it with the appropriate dues to the address indicated at the bottom of the form. You will be introduced to the membership at the next regular meeting,and your email address will be placed on the mailing list for The Skyscraper, the society’s monthly newsletter.

Skyscrapers is a friendly organization with a distinguished past. We invite you to join our society and become a part of our future.

ActivitiesAbout Skyscrapers MembershipSkyscrapers holds regular meetings, usually on the first Friday of each month, at Seagrave Memorial Observatory. During the winter months, meetings are held off-site when the grounds are usually inaccessible. Meetings begin at 7:30pm and consist of a special program and a business meeting. Programs include topics that are of interest to the beginner and the experienced amateur astronomer. Past programs have covered

a wide range of subjects, including observing tech-niques, space explo-ration, astrophotog-raphy, telescopes, astrophysics, and planetary geology. Guests are always welcome.

In addition to regular monthly meetings, members and guests also gather for day trips to local observatories, museums, planetariums and astronomical events. Extended expeditions have included eclipse trips, observing from White Mountain, California, and observing time on the famous 24-inch refractor at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Each fall, usually on the first Saturday of October, Skyscrapers hosts AstroAssembly, its annual convention. This 60-year tradition brings together amateur astronomers from all over the New England area. The society presents an array of speakers from the astronomical community as well as a variety of activi-ties of interest to all participants.

Seagrave Observatory is open to the public every clear Saturday night and is available for visits by school classes, scout groups or any other interested groups. Skyscrapers also holds star parties off-site for larger school, scout, and community groups.

Skyscrapers, Inc. is a group of people who are interested in the wonders of the sky. Members include knowledgeable amateur astronomers and beginning observers who get together regularly to discuss and learn about the science of astronomy.

Skyscrapers was founded as the Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island in 1932 by the late Dr. Charles Smiley of Brown University. The society incorpo-rated in 1936 and purchased the observatory in North Scituate from the estate of Frank Evans Seagrave, a noted amateur astronomer from Providence.

Today, Seagrave Memorial Observatory not only houses the recently restored 8¼” 1878 Alvan Clark refractor, but also a 12” reflector, and Meade 12” and 16” Schmidt- Cassegrain telescopes. A few portable tele-scopes are also available to our members as loaner instruments. The observatory grounds also house a meeting hall that is used for meetings of the society.

Smiley

Seagrave

8-inch Alvan Clark Refractor, 18781925 Eclipse at Seagrave’s Observatory

16” Meade Telescope, 1999

Patton & 12” Telescope, built in 1929