OU Star Party

We will be out on the South Oval on OU campus tomorrow from 10:30am to 1:30pm to observe the solar eclipse! Come stop by to get a closer look at the event with our telescopes. We'll also have solar viewing glasses to watch the event safely.

#Coronavirus Update: Unfortunately, due to the current state of the pandemic, there will be no @OUStarParty or outreach events at least through the end of the Spring 2021 semester. Stay safe everyone and we will announce when we will resume in-person events hopefully very soon!

We have our first meeting of the semester TOMORROW at 4:30pm at Nielsen hall room 103!!!🤓

Thank you for the amazing event @okcastroclub !!!

We are pleased to announce the first Star Party at Lin Hall Observatory next Wed. Feb 13th for an early Star-Crossed Lovers Star Party (early Valentines Day). The Star Party will be from 7-9 pm. Directions and parking instructions will soon follow #Astronomy #OU #ValentinesDay

Want to see the #LunarEclipse on January 20th? Stop by @SamNobleMuseum starting at 8:36 pm to see the Earth cast a shadow on the moon! Feel free to contact us here, facebook, or our email ([email protected]) for more information. #Eclipse #Astronomy

The last Postcards from the Universe lecture is this Thursday at 7pm @SamNobleMuseum! Dr. Ferah Munshi from our own @UofOklahoma will discuss "Modeling Galaxy Evolution". Telescope viewing after the lecture is unlikely due to a pesky rain system.

Weather is finally great this week for observing the stars! Tonight is the first @OUStarParty in weeks, and tomorrow is the Postcards lecture @SamNobleMuseum with a star party afterwords. Make sure to dress warm! #OU #astronomy

Ready to start the Fall Semester? We are too! Our Fall Wed. Night Star Party Schedule is now posted on our website: observatory.ou.edu/ . The first star party will be August 22nd from 8:45 to 10:15 pm. We will be observing Jupiter, Saturn, and the Ring Nebula! ⭐🔭

Today we had our first look at the new dome on top of the new Lin Hall @UofOklahoma and it works great! We are excited for our @OUStarParty at Lin Hall to occur in the 2018-2019 school year! Next step, a new telescope 🌕✨🔭

The 5th Postcards from the Universe Lecture is this Thursday at 7pm @SamNobleMuseum .The talk is given by our very own Dr. Karen Leighly over "Space is Big (Data)"! @LunarSooners will be hosting a small star party in the parking lot after the lecture featuring the Moon 🌓🔭

Due to scheduled power outages, the Lunar Sooner and OU Observatory websites will be down next Monday and Tuesday (19th-20th). Also, there will be no Wed night star party next week due to Spring Break. Have a great Break!

In light of campus closure tomorrow, the Postcards from the Universe talk scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled. xitter.gq/UofOklahoma/status/966…

We are excited for the first Postcards from the Universe lecture "Historic Star Atlas Stories" by @kvmagruder and @brentpurkaple at 7 pm tonight! Afterwards, a star party looking at the 🌓 and Orion nebula! See you all tonight!

Continuing in 2018 is our Weekly Wednesday Night Star Parties starting on Jan 17th at 6:30 pm! Stop by to see the fantastic Orion Nebula. Also check out our updated website: observatory.ou.edu/ @OUStarParty

What to become a member of Lunar Sooners? Join us at our recruitment meeting Wed. Sept. 6 at 5pm in Nielsen Hall rm 203

Loved the eclipse but want more Astronomy? Join us at our weekly Wednesday Night Star Party starting Aug. 30th at 9:30. @OUStarParty