Posts Tagged ‘ Behlen Observatory ’

Behlen public night is Feb. 24

Feb 23rd, 2012 | By | Category: Arts & Entertainment, Feb. 23

UNL’s Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open to the public from 7:30 to 10 p.m., Feb. 24. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the observatory’s 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside of the observatory. These include the moon, the planets Jupiter […]



Behlen open to public Oct. 15, Nov. 12

Oct 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Arts & Entertainment, Sept. 23

Free public nights at UNL’s Behlen Observatory during the fall semester are 7:30 to 10 p.m., Oct. 15 and Nov. 12. The observatory is at UNL’s Agriculture Research and Development Center near Mead. The events are free and open to the public. For more information, including directions to the observatory and maps, go to http://astro.unl.edu/observatory.



Behlen Observatory offers public viewing of celestial objects

Mar 25th, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, March 25, 2010

UNL’s Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open for public viewing 7:30 to 10 p.m. March 26. If the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects through telescopes, including the moon, the planets Mars and Saturn (at the end of the evening), the Great Orion Nebula, a star cluster, […]



Observatory hosts public night Feb. 12

Feb 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, February 4, 2010, Issue

UNL’s Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open for public viewing 7:30-10 p.m. Feb. 12. If the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects through the observatory’s 30-inch telescope, including Mars, the Great Orion Nebula, a star cluster, a double star and a planetary nebula. In addition to the […]



Behlen Observatory hosts final public night of 2009

Nov 11th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, November 12, 2009

UNL’s Behlen Observatory will open for the final public viewing night in 2009 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Nov. 20. The observatory is located at the Agriculture Research and Development Center near Mead. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with Behlen’s 30-inch telescope and with smaller […]



Observatory hosts Oct. 23 public night

Oct 14th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, October 15, 2009

UNL’s Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open for public viewing 7:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 23. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the observatory’s 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside. At various times throughout the evening members of the observatory staff […]



Behlen Observatory to focus on Jupiter for Sept. 25 public night

Sep 17th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, September 17, 2009

The first public night of the 2009-10 school year for UNL’s Behlen Observatory near Mead is 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sept. 25. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside of the observatory. These include the moon, […]



Observatory offers public night April 3

Apr 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: April 2, 2009, Arts & Entertainment, Issue

Behlen Observatory near Mead will host its final public night of the spring semester 7:30 to 10 p.m. April 3. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the observatory’s 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside the observatory. Objects that may be viewed include […]



Observatory public night is March 6

Feb 26th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, February 26, 2009, Issue

Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open to the public 7:30 to 10 p.m. March 6. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside of the observatory. These include the Moon, the planets Venus and Saturn, the […]



Venus is focus of observatory viewing

Feb 5th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, February 5, 2009, Issue, November 13, 2008, October 30, 2008

Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open to the public 7:30 to 10 p.m. Feb. 6. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the observatory’s 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside. These include the Moon, Venus, the Orion Nebula, star clusters, and double […]