Happy Monday!

Picture of the Day!

Also referred to as Messier 31, the Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest major neighbor to the Milky Way. It is roughly twice the size of our galaxy and lies approximately 2.5 million light-years away.

Each fall and spring season, we host a set of public observatory nights on Wednesday evenings. This spring, we're set to start on March 19, weather allowing. Schedule coming soon!

The 2023 Partial (Annular) Solar Eclipse as seen from Nevada // Brian Fulda

Picture of the Day!

The Pencil Nebula, 800 light-years away and nearly 5 light-years long, is a small part of the Vela supernova remnant. This supernova shock wave travels through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour!

Image credit: Helge Buesing

A personal item was found on the observatory decks the day after our public night. If you lost something, check with the Dean's office in the DMF Science and Math Center!

The 2023 Annular Eclipse as seen from Albuquerque, NM // Jordan Martin

Our first public event this Fall occurs Sept. 27, 7:30 - 9:00 pm, weather allowing! (Check the day of the event to see if we're on).

A lot will be happening in the eastern sky! The nearly-full Moon, Saturn, the Double Cluster, and the Andromeda Galaxy will be rising in the east. High in the southwestern sky we'll have the Ring Nebula and globular cluster M13. We'll also have the Big Dipper and the double star Mizar, the central star in its handle.

The bright Moon will wash out dimmer, fuzzier objects, but the Moon itself will be lovely!

Video of the Day!

Hubble has discovered that Jupiter’s red spot - a storm larger than Earth - is wobbling!

We're not yet sure about tonight's weather - it depends on whether these clouds move north or south. Check back in a few hours!

Wed. 11/20 - We're not sure about tonight's weather yet. We'll try to decide by 3:30 pm if we'll open tonight.