Frosty Drew Observatory is an educational astronomical
observatory owned and operated by the Frosty Drew Memorial Fund. It is located in the
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
The Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge situated along the shore of Ninigret Pond. It is characterized by salt marshes, kettle ponds, freshwater wetlands, maritime shrub lands, and forests, and it is seasonally inhabit ...
in
Charlestown, Rhode Island midway along the coast line between
Westerly and
Point Judith. It is named after Edwin "Frosty" Drew. The main instrument is a PlaneWave CDK600 24" Corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope which was installed in October, 2021. The current Director of the observatory and nature center is Scott MacNeill.
[frostydrew.org]
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Astronomical observatories in Rhode Island
Buildings and structures in Charlestown, Rhode Island
Education in Washington County, Rhode Island
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