The Observatory

The Mount Absalom observatory was designed and built in 1909 by Norah Tendulkar. It is built on Chapel Hill, on top of another structure. Local history documents it being built in 1913 by Cornelius Deerfield.

Most of the interior of the observatory was destroyed several years after its 'official' built date, after it was hit by a series of lightning strikes.

Rudy Peltham was invited to Mount Absalom to restore the observatory and its telescope to its original state, as part of the town's astrotourism.

The Harper family has a tradition of pouring water on the stones of the observatory basement.

Teenagers occasionally sneak into the observatory, either for dates or to ask the 'spirits of the tower' for a prediction of the future.