A group of amateur astronomers is leading the mission to find a new, public home for Nassau Community College's former observatory in NYC. The 12-foot-high steel structure can see past the Andromeda Galaxy, more than 2.5 million light years from Earth.
Over nearly 200 years, several stargazers have tried and failed to set up the city's first public observatory, according to the. The closest alternatives are at Columbia University and various City University of New York campuses, including one shuttered on top of Ingersoll Hall at Brooklyn College. All of which are prioritized for their students.
The next site was about seven miles up the Belt Parkway. Shirley Chisholm State Park is built on a Brooklyn landfill and is a treeless stretch of prairie grassland — perfect for stargazing with no obstructions. The dome of the former observatory at Nassau Community College. The overall structure weighs half a ton.The dome of the former observatory at Nassau Community College. The overall structure weighs half a ton.A view of the dome when it's open.The Amateur Astronomers Association was willing to provide the programming and staffing and pay for installation, upkeep and retrofitting including theft and defacement.
The location is across Goulden Avenue from The Bronx High School of Science on the grassy banks along the Jerome Park Reservoir. The school also has a planetarium, and a very active astronomy club headed by the school’s physical science teachers Neil Farley and Colin Morrell. School administrators have approved the plan, but it still needs sign off from city officials.The proposed site for New York City Public Observatory in the Bronx’s Jerome Reservoir Park.
While the goal is to move the observatory to its new home before Memorial Day, the parks department called their process “not straight-forward” with many logistical, legal and permitting issues that must be worked out first. That includes figuring out accessibility for people with disabilities, graffiti prevention and the installation process.
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