The University of Georgia department of physics and astronomy will host its monthly observatory open house Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of the physics building. Read more
Friday, October 21st, starting at 8:30pm Eastern Daylight Time. If the skies are clear, then we will be able to see the planet Jupiter, the large galaxy Andromeda and a myriad of stars and constellations. Coincidentally, the Orionid meteor shower will peak on the night of the 21st. It is best viewed from darker locations outside the city and later in the night, but lucky visitors to the Observatory Open House might glimpse a meteor. Source
The University of Georgia Observatory will start its fall season of free public viewing nights at 9 p.m. Sept. 18, and this year will hold an open house on a Monday night to view a meteor shower. Read more
The University of Georgias observatory is closed to the public indefinitely because of a mechanical problem - and, in these days of budget cuts, theres no money for repairs.
Athenians can turn their eyes heavenward again - the University of Georgia's 24-inch telescope has been repaired, thanks to a handful of donors who came up with $500 to buy a replacement part. University astronomers soon can resume a full schedule of monthly open houses, when anyone interested can come to the UGA Observatory atop the Physics Building on South Campus and have a look at whatever celestial body the telescope is trained on.
At the next public viewing, scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, the telescope will likely be focused on the planet Jupiter, visible after dark this fall as a glittering "star" high in the southern sky