Madison-Macdonald Observatory

Tour the night sky with Colorado State University's very own observatory!

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The sky is clearing, so we plan to open the observatory from 7:45 - 8:45 pm tonight.

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The weather forecast says it should clear up later today, so we plan to open for public observing from 8:15 - 9:15 pm today. If you drive, you can park on the street or in the parking lot across the street. (Note: the football gods want us to vacate the parking lot by 9 pm.)

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Sorry folks, the sky is having an off day. No observing tonight. We'll try again in two weeks.

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There's a partial lunar eclipse this week! It starts at 8:33 pm on Thursday and ends at 11:51 pm.

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Clouds will keep the observatory is closed August 14. Our next public night is scheduled for August 28 at 8:45 pm.

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Join us at 9:30 pm tonight (July 10) for public observing!

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The sky is quite cloudy still, so we will cancel the public night tonight. Join us at our next session on July 10 at 9:30 pm.

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The observatory is open tonight (June 12) from 9:30 - 10:30 pm!

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It looks like the clouds rolled in, so the observatory will be closed tonight. Join us for our next public night on June 12 at 9:30 pm.

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Join us for public observing Friday, May 8 from 9 pm - 10 pm!

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Looks like we might be dodging some clouds tonight, but we plan to open for public observing at 8:45 pm.

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Too many clouds tonight, so we will postpone the start of public observing until Friday, April 24. (https://t.co/4Ajf71nytV)

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Join us tonight for the last public night of the season. Saturn and Neptune will make an appearance. We're open until 6:45 pm.

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We are going to bump our final observing night of the season to Saturday, 11/22 at 5:45 - 6:45 pm due to weather.

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It looks like the sky is going to clear up for observing tonight. We'll be at the observatory from 5:45 - 6:45 pm. Parking is available along the sidewalk in front of the building.

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The observatory will be open tonight from 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm!

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Join us during Homecoming Weekend as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of CSU’s Madison-Macdonald Observatory. (https://t.co/D7FSi8L8oJ) @ColoradoStateU @CSUAlumni @CSUAmyParsons

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Join us for public observing Friday, Oct 3 from 7:45 - 8:45 pm.

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The sky isn't feeling well today, so we'll have to postpone observing tonight. Our next public night is October 3 at 7:45 pm.