Open House at the Student Observatory
Come with your friends, roommates, and family to see the stars, planets, and moons from campus!
Visible this semester
- Jupiter
- Pleiades
- Double Cluster
- Orion Nebula
- Earth's Moon
- and more
![Map to the observatory](images/map-observatory.png)
UNL Student Observatory is located on City Campus on top of the Stadium Drive Parking Garage. Once you arrive, take the elevator or stairs to the top floor. Click/tap map to enlarge.
![Student Observatory](images/student-observatory-sq.jpg)
The telescope in the Student Observatory is a 16" Meade LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
Schedule
Open Houses are on Fridays. Decisions to cancel due to weather will be made by 3 p.m. that day and posted on the event calendar.