{"id":8695,"date":"2020-08-05T15:59:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/?page_id=8695"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:59:42","slug":"contact-directions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/contact-directions\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" style=\"border: 0px solid #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.bu.edu\/?id=647#!bm\/?ce\/29649?ct\/0?m\/287658?s\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" title=\"Boston University\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"geolocation; gyroscope; accelerometer\" style=\"border:0px solid #fff; margin:0; padding:0;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Department of Astronomy<\/h2>\n<p><span>725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 514<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Boston, Massachusetts 02215<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;617-353-2625<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; width: 40%;\">\n<h3>Questions about the Public Open Night at the Observatory?<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%;\">\n<i>Check out:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/community\/open-night-observatory\/\"><strong>Open Night &#8211; FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@buobservatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mastodon.social\/@buobservatory<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; width: 40%;\">\n<h3>Questions about our undergraduate programs?<\/h3>\n<p><i>Contact:<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom; width: 60%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1754 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-faculty-administration faculty-all faculty-faculty faculty-dus\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/elizabeth-blanton\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-898x900.jpg 898w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Elizabeth Blanton<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor;<br \/>\r\nDirector of Undergraduate Studies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; width: 40%;\">\n<h3>Questions about our PhD program?<\/h3>\n<p><i>Contact:<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom; width: 60%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-11134 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-faculty-administration faculty-all faculty-faculty faculty-dga\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/dillon-brout\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/07\/Brout-Dillon-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/07\/Brout-Dillon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/07\/Brout-Dillon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/07\/Brout-Dillon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Dillon Brout<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Professor;<br \/>\r\nDirector of Graduate Admissions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>For Other Questions:<\/h2>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",o):document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks[o][n]&&(gform.hooks[o][n]=[]);var e=gform.hooks[o][n];null==i&&(i=n+\"_\"+e.length),gform.hooks[o][n].push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks[n][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[n][o]).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==n?t.apply(null,r):r[0]=t.apply(null,r)})),\"filter\"==n)return r[0]},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks[o][n]&&(r=(r=gform.hooks[o][n]).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][n]=r)}});<\/script>\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper gform-theme--no-framework' data-form-theme='legacy' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_1' >\n                        <div class='gform_heading'>\n                            <h3 class=\"gform_title\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n                            <p class='gform_description'>We would love to hear from you! 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