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Dr. Terry Oswalt to Visit UNL

Dr. Terry Oswalt, a well-known expert on white dwarf stars, will be visiting UNL next week. While here he will give three talks (click on the titles for more details):
Thursday, January 29, 2009  —  Chris

Workshop at Chicago AAPT Meeting

Kevin Lee and Chris Siedell will be teaching a daylong workshop entitled "Teaching Astronomy with Technology" at the upcoming AAPT Winter National Meeting in Chicago. This workshop will focus on using simulations, think-pair-share questions, and technology in the classroom. The workshop will be held Friday, February 13, 8 to 5. Visit the AAPT site for more details.
Thursday, January 29, 2009  —  Chris

Winter/Spring 2009 Observatory Public Nights

There will be three public nights at Behlen Observatory and four at the Student Observatory during the coming semester.
DateTimeLocation
Friday, January 23 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory
Friday, February 6 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory
Friday, February 13 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory
Friday, March 6 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory
Friday, March 27 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory
Friday, April 3 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory
Friday, April 24 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory
Directions to Behlen Observatory
UNL Observatories Home
Thursday, January 22, 2009  —  Chris

Site Redesign

With the new year comes a new website design. If you experience any problems please let us know (email: astro@unl.edu) and we will try to fix things as quickly as possible.
Saturday, January 10, 2009  —  Chris