Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and Robert Ferguson Observatory Events

The birth of stars is going on throughout the known universe. The Milky Way has any number of huge gas clouds - "stellar nurseries" - where star formation is activelyContinue reading

Want to have a fun and educational, yet exclusive star gazing experience? Our What’s Up events are just the ticket! Our public star parties can get very crowded. We keepContinue reading

Join us for this special family day program, created specifically for families with children 12 and under. We will be doing several special activities that will teach children about ourContinue reading

Interested in volunteering for the Robert Ferguson Observatory? Fill out a volunteer application at https://rfo.org/index.php/volunteer/. We will contact you with more details.

Have you ever admired amazing deep sky astrophotography images and wondered if you could ever create similar images?  Now you can!   With raw data provided from the telescopes at the RobertContinue reading