Events
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, March 3, 2023, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room B50
Viewing: Room 510
Presenters: Ally Keen and Maxwell Kuschel
Topic: M Type Stars
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room B50
Viewing: Room 510
Presenters: John Miller Jr and Derek Perera
Topic: Moons 101
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room 105
Viewing: Room 510
Presenter: Ann Isaacs and Lauren Laufman
Topic: Gamma ray bursts
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room 105
Viewing: Room 510
Presenter: Sarah Taft and Luke Kathmann
Topic: The Drake Equation
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!
Karlis Kaufmanis Lecture
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, 7 p.m. through Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, 8 p.m.
Coffman Theater
300 Washington Ave. S.E., MPLS, MN 55455
Directions/parking for Coffman Memorial Union
The Weirdest Galaxies in the Universe
Dr. Julianne Dalcanton (Director, CCA, Flatiron Institute)
The Universe is filled with wonders, great and small. In many cases, these wonders arise out of the order that the laws of physics imprint on the stars and galaxies that populate our universe. But sometimes, this remarkable order is disturbed, producing truly outlandish departures from what astronomers consider to be “normal”. In this talk, Dr. Dalcanton will highlight some of the weirdest galaxies in the universe, many of which are best revealed with the Hubble Space Telescope and its successors.
If you are unable to attend in person, you are welcome to join the lecture virtually, via Zoom.
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room 105
Viewing: Room 510
Presenter: Nico Adams, Cristina Andrade and Emma Martin
Topic: Kilonova and Gravitational Waves
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room 105
Viewing: Room 510
Presenter: Nico Adams and Maria Balvanera
Topic: History of the Tate Telescope
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room 105
Viewing: Room 510
Presenter: Maxwell Kuschel
Topic: How to Kill a Galaxy
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room 105
Viewing: Room 510
Presenter: Ally Keen, Noelle Feist
Topic: Exoplanets
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!
Public Telescope Viewing
Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, 8 p.m.
Tate Hall
Presentation: Room 105
Viewing: Room 510
Presenter: Draco Reed
Topic: TBD
Join us on Friday night for rooftop observing through our historic telescope in the dome of Tate Hall. There will be a presentation followed by outdoor observing (weather-permitting). You will have the chance to observe some of the same celestial objects that have inspired sky-gazers throughout history!