Observatories of the UNL Department of Physics & Astronomy

General Information about the Observatories

Public Nights for the Spring Semester of 2013

Clouds and precipitation greatly decrease our offerings on public nights. Behlen Observatory will be open on public nights regardless of the weather and at least one presentation will be given. Visitors will be able to see the 30-inch telescope but will not be able to view astronomical objects through it when cloudy. There will be 3 public nights at Behlen Observatory during the Spring of 2013.

DateTimeEvent
Friday, February 15 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory Public Night
Friday, March 8 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory Public Night
Friday, April 12 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Behlen Observatory Public Night

The Student Observatory will NOT be open on cloudy evenings. In situations where you feel the conditions are borderline, you may call the student observatory at 472-4728 to verify that it is open. There will be 3 public nights at the Student Observatory during the Spring of 2013.

Additional information may be available on the Student Observatory Twitter account https://twitter.com/ObservatoryUNL account.

DateTimeEvent
Friday, February 1 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory Public Night
Friday, March 1 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory Public Night
Friday, April 5 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Student Observatory Public Night

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