Public Programs

(Please feel free to submit information about your local observatory/public program via the contact page.)

ALABAMA

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

University of North Alabama, Florence

 

ALASKA

Stargate Observatory, Wasilla

 

ARIZONA

Gilbert Rotary Centennial Observatory, Gilbert

Gov Aker Observatory, Safford

Kitt Peak National Observatory, Kitt Peak

Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff

MMT Observatory, Coronado National Forest/Tuscon

Mount Graham International Observatory, Mount Graham

San Pedro Valley Observatory, Benson

Steward Observatory, Tuscon (Mt. Lemmon)

 

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Tech University, Russellville

Central Arkansas Astronomical Society, Little Italy

 

COLORADO

Sommers-Bausch Observatory, Boulder

Chamberlin Observatory, Denver

 

CONNECTICUT

Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society Observatory, Stratford

Bowman Observatory, Greenwich

Copernican Observatory and Planetarium, New Britain

McCarthy Observatory, New Milford

Olin Observatory, New London

Rolnick Observatory, Westport

Stamford Museum and Nature Center Observatory, Stamford

Van Vleck Observatory, Middletown

Westside Observatory, Danbury

Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium, New Haven

 

DELAWARE

Delaware Astronomical Society, Greenville

Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory, Greenville

 

FLORIDA

Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory (Brevard Community College Planetarium and Observatory), Cocoa

Fox Observatory, Sunrise

Robsinson Observatory, Orlando

Weintraub Observatory, Miami

 

IDAHO

Bruneau Dunes Observatory, Bruneau

Centennial Observatory, Twin Falls

 

ILLINOIS

Dearborn University, Evanston

UIS Henry Barber Observatory, Springfield

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

 

INDIANA

Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium, Butler University, Indianapolis

John C. Hooke Observatory, Indiana State University, Terre Haute

Kirkwood Observatory, Indiana University, Bloomington

South Harrison Observatory, Laconia (operated Jefferson Community & Tech College of Louisville, KY)

McKim Observatory, DePauw University, Greencastle

Oakley Observatory, Rose-Hulman Institute, Terre Haute

Prairie Grass Observatory, Clinton County

Wahnsiedler Observatory, Lynnville Park, Lynnville

 

KENTUCKY

Golden Pond Observatory, Land Between the Lakes

South Harrison Observatory, Laconia (Indiana)

 

MASSACHUSETTS

Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science, Boston

Gilliland Observatory, , Museum of Science, Boston

Clay Center Observatory, Brookline

Harvard, Cambridge

Judson B. Coit Observatory at Boston University, Boston

Orchard Hill Observatory at UMass, Amherst

Whitin Observatory at Wellesley College, Wellesley

 

MICHIGAN

Angel Hall Student Observatory, Ann Arbor

Baldwin Observatory, Grand Rapids

Brooks Observatory, Mt. Pleasant

Calvin College Observatory, Grand Rapids

Detroit Observatory, Detroit

Fox Park Public Observatory, Potterville

Hector J. Robinson Observatory, Lincoln Park

James C. Veen Observatory, Lowell

Joseph H. Rogers Observatory, Traverse City

McMath-Hulbert Solar Observatory, Lake Angelus

Michigan State University Campus Observatory, East Lansing

Peach Mountain, Dexter

Sherzer Observatory, Ypsilanti

Stephen F. Wessling Observatory, Fremont

 

MONTANA

Blue Mountain Observatory, Missoula

 

NEW MEXICO

Frank T. Etscorn Observatory, Socorro

National Solar Observatory, Sacramento Peak

UNM Campus Observatory, Albuquerque

Very Large Array, Socorro

 

OHIO

Astronomy Club of Akron, Akron

Apollo Observatory, Dayton

Ballreich Observatory, Pleasant

Bowling Green State University Observatory, Bowling Green

Brooks Observatory, Toledo

Burrell Memorial Observatory, Berea

Ralph Mueller Observatory, Cleveland

Cincinnati Observatory Center, Cincinnati

Cuyahoga Astronomical Association Observatory, Spencer

Freelander Park Observatory, Wooster

Indian Hill Observatories, Huntsburg

John Bryan State Park Observatory, Yellow Springs

KSU/NASA Observatory, Kent

Mahoning Valley Observatory, Newton Falls

Nielsen Observatory, Lagrange

Oberle Observatory, Montville Township

Oberlin College Observatory, Oberlin

Perkins Observatory, Delaware

Stephens Memorial Observatory, Hiram

Warren Rupp Observatory, Mansfield

Weitkamp Observatory, Westerville

Wilderness Center Observatory, Wilmot

 

OKLAHOMA

ACT Observatory, Tulsa

Ten Acre Observatory, Tribbey

 

OREGON

Haggart Astronomical Observatory, Oregon City

Pine Mountain Observatory, Bend

Sun River Observatory, Sun River

Vernonia Peak Observatory, Vernonia

 

WASHINGTON

Goldendale Observatory State Park, Goldendale

James Richard Jewett Observatory, Pullman

Theodor Jacobsen Observatory, Seattle

Theodor Jacobsen Observatory, Seattle

W. M. Keck Observatory, Tacoma

 

WEST VIRGINIA

Good Hope Observatory, Clarksburg

Morgan County Observatory, Berkeley Springs

National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank

 

WISCONSIN

Harken Observatory, Pewaukee

Hobbs Observatory, Fall Creek

Jim and Gwen Plunkett Observatory, Belgium

Leif Everson Observatory, Sturgeon Bay

MAS Observatory, New Berlin

Modine-Benstead Observatory, Racine

Washburn Observatory, Madison

Whitewater Observatory, Whitewater

Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay




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