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Astronomy Education Workshop at UNL

The 12th Astronomy Education Workshop will be held Saturday, October 3, 2009, 9:00am through 3:30pm. This is a joint meeting with the Nebraska chapter of the AAPT (the N-AAPT business meeting will occur at 3:30).

This workshop will feature Tyler Nordgren (University of Redlands), who will speak about everyday applications of astronomy, and Dale Stille (University of Iowa), who will give a presentation of astronomy related physics demos. Additional information can be found on the workshop homepage.

If you would like to attend this workshop, please RSVP by emailing sparry3@unl.edu or calling 472-9312.
Friday, August 21, 2009  —  Chris

Fall 2009 Observatory Public Nights Schedule

There will be three public nights at Behlen Observatory and four at the Student Observatory during the Fall 2009 semester.
DateTimeLocation
Friday, September 18 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory
Friday, September 25 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory
Friday, October 2 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory*
Friday, October 23 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory
Friday, October 30 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory
Friday, November 13 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory
Friday, November 20 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory
*There will also be a public lecture before the October 2 observatory open house.

Directions to Behlen Observatory
UNL Observatories Home
Friday, August 21, 2009  —  Chris