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, November 19th. 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!
August Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| Closed | August 31st 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Astronomers: |
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September Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| Closed | Closed | September 3rd 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Grad Students: |
Closed | Closed | ||
| Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | September 10th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Tour Guides: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | September 14th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Astronomers: |
Closed | Closed | September 17th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Astro Peeps: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | September 21st 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Masters of |
Closed | Closed | September 24th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
DJ Mixmasters: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | September 28th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Night Folk: |
Closed | Closed | |||
October Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| October 1st 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Observatorians: |
Closed | Closed | ||||
| Closed | October 5th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Astronomers: |
Closed | Closed | October 8th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Tour Guides: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | October 12th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Masters of |
Closed | Closed | October 15th 9:00 - 10:00 PM Last night for campus observatory
Emcees: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | October 19th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
DJ Mixmasters: |
Closed | Closed | October 22nd 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Astro peeps: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | October 26th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Astro geeks: |
Closed | Closed | October 29th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Night folk: |
Closed | Closed Happy Halloween! |
November Observing |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| Closed | November 2nd 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Masters of |
Closed | Closed | November 5th 9:00 - 10:00 PM Emcees: Jillian, Nick, Liz |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | November 9th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
DJ Mixmasters: |
Closed | Closed | November 12th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Astro peeps: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | November 16th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Observatorians: |
Closed | Closed | November 19th 9:00 - 10:00 PM
Astro geeks: |
Closed | Closed |
| Closed | Closed
Thanksgiving |
Closed
Thanksgiving |
Closed
Thanksgiving |
Closed
Thanksgiving |
Closed
Thanksgiving |
Closed |
| Closed | November 30th 9:00 - 10:00 PM Last night for campus observatory
Observatorians: |
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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. The last dates to observe each half are as follows:
First half: October 15th
Second half: November 30th
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: jbornak(at)nmsu.edu with your comments.