November 4, 2024

Student Observatory hosts weekly open houses through Dec. 17

Michael Sibbernsen (right) and Hannah Paxton use the observatory atop the Stadium Parking Garage at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university will use the observatory to record the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Observatory is hosting open houses from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Thursday through Dec. 17. The observatory is located on the top of the Stadium Drive Parking Garage.

 The open houses occur weekly unless there is bad weather. The next open house will be on Nov. 7, during which attendees will have the chance to see a variety of celestial objects, including Jupiter, Pleiades, Double Cluster, Orion Nebula and Earth's moon.

More information can be found on the observatory website.