Our interests in astronomy

One of the most challenging efforts of the institute is to develop an astronomy program. The interest is inspired by the fact that Eagle Hill is located on the Gulf of Maine in the last dark sky region along the American Atlantic seaboard. Its dark sky views of our Milky Way galaxy are truly awe inspiring.

The institute is working on plans for the construction of a multi-level astronomy observatory on the 235-foot summit of Eagle Hill on Dyer Neck, the only inhabited peninsula summit on the eastern Maine coast. It will be located within 1,500 feet of the shore of Dyer Bay within a 150-acre nature reserve. Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge is to the immediate east and Schoodic Point of Acadia National Park is to the immediate west.

Its upper level will have a flat roof, from which one will be able to look down over the tallest trees of the heavily forested peninsula and up to have a 360° unobstructed full horizon dark sky view of the Milky Way Galaxy, the Northern Lights, and south over the Gulf of Maine.

Astronomy webpages