: By Dave HuestisWhat connection could there possibly be between astronomy and the once grand experiment called the Midland Mall? Well, those of you who have been Rhode Island residents for just more than 36 years may already know the answer to that question. Perhaps you were one of many visitors who experienced a memorable display presented by Skyscrapers at the Midland Mall during a ten-day span from April 7 – 17, 1975. I dedicate this remembrance to the Midland Mall and all the people who helped to make the event a memorable one.
: By Dave HuestisSkyscrapers' historian Dave Huestis has written a brief summary of the life and achievements of Frank Evans Seagrave to celebrate the sesquicentennial birthday of this great "amateur" astronomer. Our observatory and 8 1/4-inch Alvan Clark refractor was once Seagrave's property, which Skyscrapers purchased in 1936. One of the most amazing facts that both amateur astronomers and the public alike envy the most is that Frank received that exquisite telescope for his 16th birthday in 1876!
: By Dave HuestisDave Huestis recounts a trip to Cape Caneveral in 1975 during which he witnessed the conclusion of the Apollo program with the last Saturn rocket launch.
: By Dave HuestisIn July 1994, Skyscrapers were both ecstatic and sad at the same time. While we and the world were anxiously awaiting the icy fragments of Shoemaker-Levy 9 to plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere, our colleague Brian D. Magaw lost his courageous battle with cancer.
: By Dave HuestisDave Huestis, society historian and member since 1974, wrote this article for Rhode Island Historical Journal in 1986 to coincide with that year's apparation of the famous Halley's comet.
