Astronomy 110 G Observatory Homepage
The Campus Observatory is located on Williams Street
just to the south of the new 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 Thursdays. 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 will be OPEN Thursday April 24 Don't forget to bring your observatory log sheets, found in your lab manual! Operating hours are 8:00 to 8:50 pm. This page and the hotline will update with our current status. Campus Observatory Hotline: (505) 646-6278 |
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Campus observatory will be
open on the days and times marked below, weather permitting. Bring the worksheets
from the back of your lab manual to the observatory!!!
March Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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| Closed |
March 10th
8:00 - 9:00 PM
Roberto, Jiehae, |
Closed | Closed |
March 13th
8:00 - 9:00 PM Tour Guides:
Roberto, Malynda, |
Closed | Closed | |
| Closed |
March 17th 8:00 - 9:00 PM Master of Ceremonies: Roberto, Jiehae |
Closed | Closed | March 20th 8:00 - 9:00 PM Emcees: Roberto, Jillian, Liz |
Closed | Closed | |
| Closed | March 24th 8:00 - 9:00 PM CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK | Closed | Closed |
March 27th 8:00 - 9:00 PM CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK |
Closed | Closed | |
| Closed |
March 31st 8:00 - 9:00 PM Roberto, Maria, Mike, & Jillian |
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April Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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| Closed | Closed |
April 3rd
8:00 - 9:00 PM Tour Guides:
Roberto, Malynda |
Closed | Closed | |||
| Closed |
April 7th 8:00 - 9:00 PM Master of Ceremonies: Roberto, Maria & Doug |
Closed | Closed | April 10th 8:00 - 9:00 PM Emcees: Roberto, Doug |
Closed | Closed | |
| Closed | April 14th 8:00 - 9:00 PM DJ Mixmasters: Roberto, Mike | Closed | Closed |
April 17th 8:00 - 9:00 PM Roberto, Jillian, Cat |
Closed | Closed | |
| Closed |
April 21st 8:00 - 9:00 PM Roberto, Brandon, Mike, Ashley |
Closed | Closed |
April 24th 8:00 - 9:00 PM Roberto, Brandon, Cat |
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You
are required to turn in FOUR observation sheets for your observatory notebooks
from each of your visits to the observatory.
First half: Week of March 10th
Second half: Week of April 28th
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: ravila(at)nmsu.edu with your comments.
The due dates for your
notebooks are: