FellsidePublic observatory

Athens, Ohio · A small place for a very big sky.

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FELLSIDE / PUBLIC OBSERVATORY / ATHENS, OH

Come meet
your night sky.

Small groups. A real telescope. Saturn's rings, seen with your own eyes.

$12 adult / $6 under 16Saturday · 7:30–9:30 PM ET
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Telescope, binoculars and a volunteer guide included. No equipment or astronomy knowledge needed.

A visitor looking through a modern telescope with friends at blue hour
One telescope. A few new perspectives. / Example observing evening

A NIGHT ON THE HILL

The moment you
find the rings.

“I thought someone had put a picture inside the telescope. Then Saturn drifted, and I finally understood what I was seeing.”

Leah P. · first visit, October 10
Fictional visitor note

Arrive 7:15 PM

Park at the green in our fictional park outside Athens, Ohio. A 15-minute uphill gravel walk leads to the dome. Outdoor telescope pad and lodge toilet are step-free; the dome eyepiece has steps.

Layers on. Phone light down.

Wear warm layers and sturdy shoes. Bring a dim or red flashlight. Ages 7+ recommended, with an adult for every child. Hot chocolate included.

Cloud gets the last word.

Check the night notice after 5 PM ET. If we cancel, choose another night or receive a full refund.

YOUR EVENING STARTS HEREPast the lights. Under the stars.

Fellside Astronomical Society

Take the sky
for a turn.

Past the last streetlight, up on the hill. Find something you have never seen. Then come and see it for yourself.

A whole evening,
between your fingers.Choose a night on the plate. Drag its rim to turn the sky.

This is an invented observatory. The plate is a schematic autumn sky; weather and reservations are working demonstrations.

Set your night
OCT 24 Fellside autumn observing plateChoose a night, turn the rim or use the time slider, and select an object to look through the eyepiece. Cloud hides objects progressively. This is a schematic, not an astronomical prediction. Andromeda Pleiades Saturn Moon

Example tonight · October 24

The dome is open.

Up tonight: Saturn, Andromeda, Pleiades, Moon.

Fellside · 7:30–9:30 PM ET · Bring layers.Schematic sky.
Not to scale.

Try covering the stars
Weather is a demo.

Fellside / A pocket of sky

OCT 247:30–9:30 PM ET

Your place on the hill.

October 24, 2026, Saturday

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1 person · fictional price$12

Demo reservation. No payment, personal details or email.
Up to 6 people, with at least one adult. Kept until reload.