The Staff
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The Staff
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David H. Bradstreet, Ph.D
Professor and Chair of Astronomy and Physics
Observatory/Planetarium Director
Dr. Bradstreet earned a B.S. from Eastern College in Astronomy, Communications and Secondary Education and a M.S. and Ph. D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Pennsylvania. He has worked with NASA, the National Science Foundation and the International Astronomical Union. He is currently the senior most full-time Faculty member at Eastern University, beginning his 41st year of teaching there. Dr. Bradstreet was instrumental in raising the funds for and designing the Observatory which bears his name. He also helped raise the funds for both digital upgrades of the Fowler Planetarium in 2006 and 2015. He co-authored the Binary Maker 3.0 software program that helps astronomical researchers worldwide calculate the characteristics of binary stars. In 2014 the International Astronomical Union named the asteroid 5826 Bradstreet in honor of his work in binary stars and for his innovative Spitz Fulldome Planetarium Curriculum. Dr. Bradstreet has been happily married to his best friend, Colleen, for 40 years.
Email: dbradstr@eastern.edu
Nicholas “Cole” Neumann
Planetarium/Observatory Administrator
Webmaster
Cole graduated from Butler University in 2022 with a B.S. in Astronomy & Astrophysics. He came to Eastern University in August of the same year, beginning work as Administrator of the Bradstreet Observatory. Cole assists students with hands-on astronomical observations and provides tours of the observatory to the public, in addition to aiding Dr. Bradstreet’s ongoing binary star research.
Email: nicholas.neumann@eastern.edu
Location and Hours
Location and Hours
Above Image: Generated from Google Maps
The Julia Fowler Planetarium and Bradstreet Observatory are located on the third and fourth floor of Eastern University's McInnis Hall.
Directions to here:
McInnis Hall, Eastern University
1300 Eagle Road
St. Davids, PA
19087
Note that these directions do not take you exactly to McInnis Hall, but to Walton Hall. Once you arrive at Eastern's campus, please use the detailed instructions below.
VERY DETAILED Location INSTRUCTIONS
Use the instructions with the campus map provided below.
After turning into Eastern University’s entrance from Eagle Road, pass two buildings on your left (labeled [1] and [2] on the map). Stay left after the stop sign and follow the road all the way around and over a bridge until you arrive at another stop sign right before a parking lot. The first building you will see is McInnis Hall (labeled 19 on the map), which has three total entrances: back, side, and front. It is not the building with an all glass side (i.e. it is not the building labeled 17 on the map). Enter from any entrance that is open. There will be at least one open entrance. Continue up the stairs to the third floor or use the elevator. There are two parallel hallways on the third floor of McInnis Hall and the Planetarium is in the perpendicular hallway linking the two parallel hallways. See below for a visual representation.
HOURS OF OPERATION
julia fowler planetarium
Monday - Friday
10:00am - 5:00pm
Call us at (610)-341-1390
Saturday - Sunday
Closed for Private Shows
Bradstreet observatory
Night Schedule
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Reserved time for student lab: Begins at sunset, ends at sunrise
Tuesday
Public Night: Begins at sunset, lasts about an hour
All times not used for student lab and Public Night are used for Binary Star Research.
Always closed on cloudy and rainy nights
Daylight Schedule
Monday - Friday
10:00am - 5:00pm
Call us at (610)-341-1390
Saturday - Sunday
Closed during daylight
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