Astronomy 110 G Observatory Homepage
The Campus Observatory is located on Williams Street
just to the south of the parking lots, and just in front of the track. It is
set back from the street a bit, so look for three domed buildings.
If you would like to see the cloud coverage heading our way in the next few
hours, or learn about the conditions that might close our 3.5 meter telescope
up in Sunspot NM, take a peek at the
Apache Point Weather Information Page . Weather permitting, the observatory is open on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Please check this page to find out if observatory is open or closed due to
cloudy, rainy, dusty or stormy skies (note that we cannot see stars and planets
through clouds, and dust damages the optics of our telescopes!). Sometimes it
clears too late to open, while other times it will cloud-up right before we
open. That's life in the astronomy world. Thus, it is best to always try to do
your observing at the beginning of the month, and not wait until the last
week---you may get clouded out, and there is no way to make-up this work.
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Campus Observatory for Monday, August 27th is TBD. Don't forget to bring your observatory log sheets, found in your lab manual. Operating hours are 9:00 to 10:00 pm. This page and the hotline will update with our current status. Campus Observatory Hotline: (575) 646-6278 |
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Campus observatory will
be open on the days and times marked below, weather permitting. Bring four
worksheets from the back of your lab
manual to the observatory!
August Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| February 1st 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Super |
Closed | February 3rd 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Mercurial |
Closed | Closed | Closed | |
| Closed | February 8th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Planet X'ers: |
Closed | February 10th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Jovial Jovians: |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Closed | February 15th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Night Folk: |
Closed | February 17th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Über Uranians: |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Closed | February 22st 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Astro geeks: |
Closed | February 24rd 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Planetary Pioneers: |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Closed | February 29th 9:00 - 10:00 PM CLOSED
Groovy |
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March Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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Closed | March 2nd 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Gnarly Neptunians: |
Closed | Closed | Closed | |
| Closed | March 7th 9:00 - 10:00 PM CLOSED
Sky Pilots: |
Closed | March 9th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Crater Creatures: |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Closed | Spring Break |
Spring Break |
Spring Break
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Spring Break | Spring Break | Closed |
| Closed | March 21th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Andromeda's |
Closed | March 23th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Cometary |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Closed | March 28th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Nemsu |
Closed | March 30th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Martian |
Closed | ||
April Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| OPEN | April 4th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Sanguine |
Closed | April 6th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Sunny |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Closed | April 11th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Telescope |
Closed | April 13th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Cosmic |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Closed | April 18th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Halley's |
Closed | April 20th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Kuiper's |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Closed | April 25th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN
Starbound |
Closed | April 27th 9:00 - 10:00 PM OPEN Last night for second visit to campus observatory
Dark Matter |
Closed
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Closed | Closed |
You are required to turn in FOUR observation sheets for your observatory notebooks
from each of your visits to the observatory. The last dates to observe each half are as follows:
First half: March 9th
Second half: April 27th
Turn-in during your LAB, the following week.
To get to the Astronomy 110G Home Page with information on all 110G
sections, click here.
If there is anything you would like to see on this page, please email: jonmrees -at- nmsu.edu with your comments.