Conlin Hill Observatory

Conlin Hill Observatory is a private astrophotography site perched on a hill in central Massachusetts, United States, run by amateur astronomer Ted Wilbur.

About Conlin Hill Observatory

Unlike a public visitor centre, Conlin Hill Observatory is a personal imaging station built for capturing deep-sky photographs rather than hosting tours. Its owner has documented the setup on his personal site, tedsastro.com, describing a hilltop location chosen for reasonably dark, open skies.

Telescopes & research

The observatory's main imaging instrument is a Meade LX200 fitted with an f/6.3 focal reducer to widen its field of view for astrophotography, guided by a Celestron ETX90 mounted piggyback on the main tube. By the owner's own account, close to 99% of time at the eyepiece here is spent on imaging rather than casual visual observing.

Location & getting there

The observatory sits on high ground in central Massachusetts, part of North America's Northeast, where elevated, tree-clear sites like this one help astrophotographers get above some of the region's light pollution.

Visiting Conlin Hill Observatory

As a private facility, Conlin Hill Observatory is not set up for public visits or scheduled tours. Anyone interested in its work should check tedsastro.com directly for the latest information before making contact.

See your named star from here

Because any telescope can be pointed at a set of celestial coordinates, the precise position of a star named through Star Register could, in principle, be located from a dark-sky imaging site like this one. Browse the stars already named by others in our catalogue.