Observatories of the UNL Department of Physics & Astronomy

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• General Information on Behlen Observatory
• Directions to Behlen Observatory
• General Information on the Student Observatory
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Public Nights for the Summer of 2013

Behlen Observatory will not be open over the summer!

The Student Observatory will be open a lot, but 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 6 public nights at the Student Observatory during the summer of 2013.

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

More Information on Behlen Observatory

• Photos of Behlen Observatory
• The Behlen Observatory Site
• The Construction of Behlen Observatory
• The Modernization of Behlen Observatory
• Recent Pictures of Behlen Observatory
• Published Articles on Behlen Observatory
• NU's Behlen Observatory - A Star Gazer's Paradise (Mar/1973)
• The Greatest Show in the Universe (Jan/85)
• Visions Fall/Winter 1992 Suite of Articles
• New Glasses for UNL Telescope
• Old Stars, New Stars
• Algols, Reverse Algols, Super Giants
• Four Men and a Telescope
• Article in the Wahoo Newspaper
• Research at Behlen Observatory
• Information on the 30-inch Reflector
• General Description of Research Projects (in 1997)
• Complete List of Publications from Behlen Observatory
• Full Text of Recent Papers based on data taken at Behlen Observatory
• The RR Lyrae Star V442 Her: An Extreme Case of Light Curve Modulation
• Undergraduate Research at Behlen Observatory

More Information on the Student Observatory

• Pictures of the Student Observatory

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