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 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, March 11th. 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 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 |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| Closed | January 25th 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Astronomers: |
Closed | Closed | January 28th 9:00 - 9:50 PM CLOSED
Cruise Directors: |
Closed | Closed |
February Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| Closed | February 1st 9:00 - 9:50 PM CLOSED
Observatorians: |
Closed | Closed | February 4th 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Grad Students: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | February 8th 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Space Cowboys: |
Closed | Closed | February 11th 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Tour Guides: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | February 15th 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Astronomers: |
Closed | Closed | February 18th 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Astro Peeps: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | February 22nd 9:00 - 9:50 PM CLOSED
Masters of |
Closed | Closed | February 25th 9:00 - 9:50 PM CLOSED
DJ Mixmasters: |
Closed | Closed |
March Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| Closed | March 1st 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Observatorians: |
Closed | Closed | March 4th 9:00 - 9:50 PM Last night for campus observatory
OPEN |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | March 8th 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Astronomers: |
Closed | Closed | March 11th 9:00 - 9:50 PM OPEN
Tour Guides: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | March 15th 9:00 - 9:50 PM
Masters of |
Closed | Closed | March 18th 9:00 - 9:50 PM
Emcees: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | Closed
Spring |
Closed
Spring |
Closed
Spring |
Closed
Spring |
Closed
Spring |
Closed |
| Closed | March 29th 9:00 - 9:50 PM
Cylons: |
Closed | Closed | |||
April Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| April 1st 9:00 - 9:50 PM Emcees: Teresa, Nick, Cat |
Closed | Closed | ||||
| Closed | April 5th 9:00 - 9:50 PM
DJ Mixmasters: |
Closed | Closed | April 8th 9:00 - 9:50 PM
Astro peeps: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | April 12th 9:00 - 9:50 PM
Observatorians: |
Closed | Closed | April 15th 9:00 - 9:50 PM
Astro geeks: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | April 19th 9:00 - 9:50 PM
Cruise Directors: |
Closed | Closed | April 22nd 9:00 - 9:50 PM Last night for campus observatory
Space Cowboys: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 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 4th
Second half: April 22nd
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: mtpatter(at)nmsu.edu with your comments.