ASTRONOMY 110 G OBSERVATORY HOMEPAGE

Astronomy 110 G Observatory Homepage


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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.

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.

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 .


Campus Observatory will be CLOSED Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
Don't forget to bring your observatory log sheets, found in your lab manual!
Operating hours are 9:00 to 9:50 pm.
This page and the hotline will update with our current status.                      
Campus Observatory Hotline: (575) 646-6278
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Campus Observatory Schedule  

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!

January Observing

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
Closed January 30th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Astronomers:
Sean L, Bobby, Candace

Closed

February Observing

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
February 1st
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Tour Guides:
Sean L, Maria, Nigel

Closed Closed Closed
Closed February 6th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
CLOSED

Super
Saturnians:
Sean L, Cat, Michael H.

Closed February 8th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Astro Peeps:
Sean L, Cat, Candace

Closed Closed Closed
Closed February 13th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Vagabond
Venusians:
Sean L, Maria, Kenza

Closed February 15th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Jovial Jovians:
Sean L, Maria, Diane

Closed Closed Closed
Closed February 20th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Night Folk:
Sean L, Cat, Kenza

Closed February 22th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Über Uranians:
Sean L, Cat, Diane

Closed Closed Closed
Closed February 27th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Night Nerds:
Sean L, Maria, Sean M

Closed February 29th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Astro-geeks:
Maria, Sean M.,
Diane, Aleksandra

Closed Closed Closed

March Observing

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
Closed March 5th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
CLOSED

Sky Captains:
Cat, Meredith,
Jean, Jillian

Closed March 7th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
Last night for
first visit to
campus observatory
OPEN

Gnarly Neptunians:
Maria, Teresa,
Jean, Jacob

Closed Closed Closed
Closed March 12th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
CLOSED

Space
Guardians:
Maria, Sean M, Mark

Closed March 14th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Crater Creatures:
Cat, Mark, Diane

Closed Closed Closed
Closed
Spring Break		 Closed
Spring Break		 Closed
Spring Break		 Closed
Spring Break		 Closed
Spring Break		 Closed
Spring Break		 Closed
Spring Break
Closed March 26th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Maniacal Martians:
Maria, Sean, Nigel, Jillian

Closed March 28th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Nebular
Know-it-alls:
Cat, Jillian, Mark

Closed Closed Closed

April Observing

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
Closed April 2 nd
9:00 - 9:50 PM
CLOSED

Plutophiles:
Cat, Meredith, Mark

Closed April 4th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
CLOSED

Galactic
Gurus:
Cat, Sean M., Jacob


Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed April 9 th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Nerds
Extraordinaire:
Maria, Nikki, Sebastian

Closed April 11th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Amazing
Astronomers:
Maria, Teresa, Greg


Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed April 16 th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Planetary
Pioneers:
Maria, Meredith, Teresa

Closed April 18th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Exoplanet
Explorers:
Maria, Nick, Jacob


Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed April 23 rd
9:00 - 9:50 PM
OPEN

Storm Troopers:
Cat, Jean, Nick, Sebastian

Closed April 25th
9:00 - 9:50 PM
Last night for
campus observatory
CLOSED

Dorks:
Cat, Jean, Nikki, Liz


Closed
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 7th

Second half:  April 25th


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If there is anything you would like to see on this page, please email:  slindsa1(at)nmsu.edu with your comments.

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