revealing the open sky. The audience ooh-ed and aah-ed as the dome began to slowly rotate and we watched the trees and clouds rolling past us. On one Sunday each month, Mt. Wilson Observatory ...

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to ...

“This is more than just a name change—it’s a new chapter,” said BPAA president Frank Petrie. “With our newly updated ...

event=17741& The Cosmic Café, located above the parking lot at the Observatory entrance, is open on weekends in the ... be advised that access to the dome performances is via a 53-step staircase.

Earth’s newest observatory will open to the public on June 20 ... The new facility, in the town of Shtime, consists of a 50-seat planetarium under a 9-meter-wide dome, next to a 6-meter-wide dome that ...

“I hope today’s opening marks not only ... demonstrated the observatory’s automated control system. The 76-centimeter telescope and 8-meter dome were successfully operated remotely from ...

(KVOA) – After being closed for more than three years, the Kitt Peak National Observatory has finally reopened its doors and its domes ... KNPO will be open only on Fridays, Saturdays, and ...

From the outside, a planetarium and an observatory might look somewhat ... with telescopes and have the ability to open and close their domes to view the sky. A facility like Montgomery's ...