Astronomy Outreach at UNL

03/16/2014

Another public night at the observatory is this Friday! 7:30-10pm, weather permitting. Come see some sky!

02/20/2014

Don't forget that the observatory is open this Friday! 7:30-10pm, on top of the Stadium Drive garage on campus at the intersection of 10th & T. Weather permitting, of course.

02/02/2014

Note: there was a typo in the The Daily Nebraskan about us last week - the article was supposed to be about the STUDENT Observatory, here in Lincoln, not Behlen Observatory, which is way out in Meade, Nebraska.

01/22/2014

Spring observatory hours have been established! Check out the banner above.

12/04/2013

The last campus observatory public night of this semester is THIS Friday (depending on how the forecasted snow goes). 7:30-10pm. Jupiter is looking bright & prominent!

11/18/2013

Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Mission (MAVEN) lifted off today. Good luck on your journey of exploring Mars's atmosphere!

An Atlas V rocket lifts off at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41.The mission is to send the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, ...

11/17/2013

Comet ISON is finally visible to the naked eye, but looks better through binoculars. It's very low on the east-southeast horizon - it will get dimmer as it rises unfortunately. http://waitingforison.wordpress.com/november-2013/

FINDER CHARTS FOR NOVEMBER 2013 As November opens, Comet ISON MIGHT have brightened to naked eye visibility, or it might not quite have reached that level of brightness yet. It should certainly be ...

10/23/2013

The famous Comet ISON is nearing its closest approach to Earth. Check out this neat diagram of how close it gets! Stay tuned to our Twitter for an upcoming special observatory night to view this comet... we'll know more as it comes closer, will most likely have the night in December.

Since Comet ISON was discovered so far out, beyond the orbit of Jupiter, and will pass so close to the Sun, many think that this could turn out to be a major comet.

10/08/2013

The Student Observatory is scheduled to be open for public night this Friday 8:30-11pm. However, weather forecast is not good. Check our Twitter for updates closer to the day.

09/13/2013

Both the Behlen Observatory (in Mead, 40 mi away) AND the Student Observatory (in Lincoln, on top of Stadium Dr Parking Garage) are open tonight! Behlen 7:30-10, Student 8:30-11. Behlen offers extremely dark skies the better to view deep sky objects with while the Student O offers the convenience of being local but focuses on the Moon & planets because of brighter skies. Come check one or both of us out tonight!

09/03/2013

Observatory hours for this semester are up on the UNL Observatory website - note, we are NOT Behlen, we are the STUDENT Observatory on campus in Lincoln.

Clouds and precipitation greatly decrease our offerings on public nights. Behlen Observatory will be open on public nights regardless of the weather and at least one presentation will be given. Visitors will be able to see the 30-inch telescope but will not be able to view astronomical objects throu...

08/17/2013

OBSERVATORY CLOSED TONIGHT! Forecast says partly cloudy but outside it is in fact 100% cloud coverage. Sorry!