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No Worries!  Did you know we have an Observatory right in #Boonton that has open access to the public every 3rd Friday of the Month?

The Sheep Hill Astronomical Association has a 16-foot dome housing a 18-inch Newtonian equatorially mounted telescope and they make is open to the public!  Pack a lunch basket and make a family night time picnic!

The Sheep Hill Astronomical Association (SHAA) is located in the town of Boonton, in Morris County, New Jersey, and was organized around the mid 1960’s. It was formed when several dedicated amateur astronomers decided to group together to build an observatory for their own and public use. The result of their effort is Sheep Hill Observatory with its 16-foot dome housing a 18-inch Newtonian equatorially mounted telescope. There are currently about thirty active members in the organization.

SHAA business meetings are held in the Boonton Senior Center on the first Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Each meeting is open to the public and begins with an astronomical presentation.

The club holds public observing nights where all interested parties are invited to visit and view the evening skies the third Friday of each month at 7:30pm EST / 8:30pm EDT Families / kids are welcome! Please call the observatory at 973-335-5990 to make sure it is open if the weather is questionable..

Directions

To Sheep Hill Observatory

From I-287 South: Take exit 45, make a left onto Myrtle Ave, then right onto Wootton St.

From I-287 North: Take exit 45, make a left onto Wootton St

Continued: Follow Wootton St past Boonton Ave and take the 2nd right onto Ross Dr. Keep right and follow to the end. At the first dirt parking lot, turn right into the upper parking lot.

Observatory Information