Hosting an array of optical instruments, this observatory is situated on the roof of the College of Arts and Sciences building in Daytona Beach, Florida.

In 2012, Embry-Riddle broke ground on the new 140,000 sq-ft College of Arts and Sciences building which included a 30.5 feet (9.3 m) Ash Dome on the roof.

A rooftop veranda hosts six steel piers for supporting a fleet of Software Bisque Paramount telescope mounts.

The steel structure, designed by Leo A Daly and built by Trinity Fabricators, was erected during the early stages of the building's construction.

In addition to research, the observatory hosts public open house viewing nights roughly once a month during the spring and fall semesters.

The primary instrument, a cryogenically-cooled 4k x 4k x 15 um back-thinned STA4150 CCD from Astronomical Research Cameras, is expected to be fully operational in Fall 2016.