The Three College Observatory is now taking reservations for the upcoming public viewing nights. The free events will take place on:
Saturday, November 30, 6 p.m.
Friday, January 3, 6 p.m.
Saturday, February 15, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, 8 p.m.
The observatory is located in central North Carolina approximately eight miles south of Burlington. The site was selected because of its proximity to the Greensboro metropolitan area as well as the reasonably-dark skies to the south of the observatory. As a dark sky site this location poses an excellent compromise between the need to be close to urban centers and the desire for very dark skies.
For a schedule of events and to make a reservation for the Three College Observatory: https://physics.uncg.edu/tco/public-nights/upcoming-events/
For a detailed map and driving directions to reach the observatory https://physics.uncg.edu/tco/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/maptotco.pdf
Plus, public nights for the UNCG Planetarium in Petty Building have been announced:
Friday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 10, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 27, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
All planetarium shows take place in 310 Petty Science Building, and run for approximately 45 – 60 minutes. Reservations tend to fill up quickly. Learn more and make reservations: https://physics.uncg.edu/planetarium/upcoming-events/.
Photography by Martin W. Kane.
