Sachtleben Observatory of Hastings College

09/05/2026

I am not going to be able to open tonight. I unfortunately picked up that cold that has been going around.

Our next scheduled night is Saturday, September 19 at 9:00.

08/24/2026

08/22/2026

The weather forecast has it gradually getting cloudier through the evening - enough so that quite a bit of sky will be covered by opening time. Based on that, I will not be opening this evening.

The schedule for the rest of the year will be out shortly - I'm putting together a new flyer.

08/08/2026

It's supposed to clear off quite a bit over the next several hours, so we will plan on opening at 9:30 this evening.

07/25/2026

It should be clear tonight, so we will be opening tonight at 9:30.

07/11/2026

We finally have a clear forecast!

We will be open tonight at 9:30. Hope to see you there!

06/20/2026

It's supposed to remain cloudy and continue raining through tonight, so we will not be open.

The next scheduled public night is Saturday, July 11.

06/06/2026

The forecast for tonight is mostly cloudy, so we will not be opening.

Our next scheduled public night is Saturday, June 20.

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.