Three College Observatory Telescope Schedule
The Three College Observatory's 32-inch telescope is open to the
public on selected PUBLIC nights (marked in red, see below).
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June 6 |
Friday |
9 |
Public Night |
Danford |
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June 7 |
Saturday |
8:30 |
Girl Scout Troop 1413
(McNeil) |
Miroshnichenko |
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CANCELLED |
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September 20 |
Saturday |
8 |
Public Night |
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October 21 |
Friday |
8 |
Public Night |
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November 22 |
Saturday |
7 |
Public Night |
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December 19 |
Friday |
7 |
Public Night |
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January 17, 2009 |
Saturday |
7 |
Public Night |
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The observatory is a small
building so it is necessary to limit the number of guests at each session. You may
request tickets for public nights electronically by filling out this request
form. Alternately, you may call the UNCG
Physics Department at 336-334-5844 for tickets,
further information, or to schedule an observing session for a group. Public
nights are seriously oversubscribed; please
call before attempting to obtain public night tickets for any group larger than
6 – 8 people.
For a detailed map and driving
directions to reach the observatory click here.
On most nights a decision will
be made as to cloud conditions, sky suitability, and road conditions at about
Click here for Observatory photos .
Three College Observatory HomePage -------
Http://www.uncg.edu/phy/tco/