Sachtleben Observatory of Hastings College

Sachtleben Observatory of Hastings College For schedule information, please see: www.hastings.edu/observatory Features four telescopes ranging in size from 14" to 8" underneath sliding roll-back roof.

05/24/2026

Update for May 23: I went out there and it was not looking good, so I have closed up for the night.

05/23/2026

It looks like it's going to be a little bit cloudy tonight, but since the temperature is nice and we haven't been open in a while, I'm going to go ahead and open at 9:30 and hope it's clearer than expected.

EDIT: check the current weather before you head out. The chance of rain/storms has increased in the last few hours. Still hoping it clears off, but it's not looking as likely as it was.

05/09/2026

Well, tonight's looking pretty cloudy, so not a good night for star gazing. We will not be open.

Our next scheduled public night is Saturday, May 23.

05/06/2026

The dates for the next few months are:

May 9, 23 – 9:30 pm
June 6, 20 – 9:30 pm
July 11, 25 – 9:30 pm
August 8, 22 – 9:30 pm

04/25/2026

Looks like it's going to keep raining, so we will not be open this evening.

I haven't done the schedule yet for May onward, so stay tuned!

04/11/2026

The forecast this evening is cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms, so we will not be open.

Our next scheduled public night is in 2 weeks on Saturday, April 25.

03/21/2026

The forecast is mostly clear for this evening, so we will be opening at 8:30.

03/07/2026

It's supposed to be mostly clear tonight, so we will plan to be open at 8:30.

02/21/2026

Looks like it's not going to be too cloudy tonight, so we will be opening tonight at 7:30.

02/07/2026

It's supposed to continue clearing up over the next few hours, so we plan on opening tonight 7:30 - 9:00.

01/24/2026

We will not be open tonight due to the low temperatures and high cloud cover.

Our next scheduled public night is Saturday, February 7.

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4725 S Wabash Avenue
Hastings, NE
68901

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