Fireworks display on Blue Hills Observatory at 125
Display location:Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
City:Boston
State:Massachusetts
Date:Saturday evening,Feb.6th
Details: Canton — Fireworks lit the night sky Saturday as Blue Hill Observatory, the country's oldest weather and climate station, celebrated its 125th anniversary.
The castle-like structure atop Great Blue Hill has had a number of meteorological firsts, including soundings of the atmosphere with kites in the 1890s and the development of the radiosonde to send back upper-air weather data via balloon soundings from around the world, said Dr. William Minsinger, the observatory’s president and board chairman.
He said the first soundings of the atmosphere with kites in the 1890s and the development of the radiosonde to send back upper-air weather data via balloon soundings from around the world are among the observatory’s firsts. The radiosonde gathers information that is fed into computers aiding meteorologists with weather forecasts.
“Blue Hill Observatory continues to look forward to another 125 years of climate study – perhaps after 250 years of data we will more clearly understand all aspects of climate change,” Minsinger said. “We have put a very public face on the study of weather and climate.”
The fireworks display was the climax to a Saturday night reception. Open houses and tours were held through Monday.
The festivities began at Fuller Village on Brush Hill Road with a lunch featuring guest speakers Louis Uccellini and Paul Kocin, authors of the book ‘‘Northeast Snowstorms.’’ An evening reception and fireworks followed.
The summit of Great Blue Hill can be reached by hiking or biking from the Trailside Museum and Blue Hill Ski Area parking lots on Route 138.
City:Boston
State:Massachusetts
Date:Saturday evening,Feb.6th
Details: Canton — Fireworks lit the night sky Saturday as Blue Hill Observatory, the country's oldest weather and climate station, celebrated its 125th anniversary.
The castle-like structure atop Great Blue Hill has had a number of meteorological firsts, including soundings of the atmosphere with kites in the 1890s and the development of the radiosonde to send back upper-air weather data via balloon soundings from around the world, said Dr. William Minsinger, the observatory’s president and board chairman.
He said the first soundings of the atmosphere with kites in the 1890s and the development of the radiosonde to send back upper-air weather data via balloon soundings from around the world are among the observatory’s firsts. The radiosonde gathers information that is fed into computers aiding meteorologists with weather forecasts.
“Blue Hill Observatory continues to look forward to another 125 years of climate study – perhaps after 250 years of data we will more clearly understand all aspects of climate change,” Minsinger said. “We have put a very public face on the study of weather and climate.”
The fireworks display was the climax to a Saturday night reception. Open houses and tours were held through Monday.
The festivities began at Fuller Village on Brush Hill Road with a lunch featuring guest speakers Louis Uccellini and Paul Kocin, authors of the book ‘‘Northeast Snowstorms.’’ An evening reception and fireworks followed.
The summit of Great Blue Hill can be reached by hiking or biking from the Trailside Museum and Blue Hill Ski Area parking lots on Route 138.
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