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Stargazing at Historical Canoa Ranch – Fri., March 16
Mar 11, 2018
Join Sonora Astronomical Society volunteers as they set up their telescopes for viewing between 6:00-9:00pm, weather permitting. Be sure to bring a flashlight and lawn chair. Come earlier and take a self-guided tour of the Historical Canoa Ranch. Take …
Smithsonian Lecture Series on Astronomy – 2018
Mar 10, 2018
Join us for the 48th year of this lecture series held on Wednesdays at the Green Valley Recreation Center at 9:00am. Each lecture is 45 minutes, followed by a question-and-answer period. All lectures are free and open to the …
Stargazing at Historical Canoa Ranch – Feb. 23
Feb 10, 2018
F.L. Whipple Observatory brings you Stargazing at Canoa on Friday, Feb. 23. There will be a presentation at 5:30-6:30 by Dr. Gilbert Esquerdo on “The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.” Stargazing will follow from 6:30-8:30pm (weather permitting), courtesy of the Sonora Astronomical …
Wed., February 14 – Smithsonian Lectures on Astronomy
Feb 07, 2018
The series continues on Wed., Feb. 14 with Dr. Thomas Fleming of the Univ. of Arizona’s Steward Observatory. The title of his talk is “The Birth of Astronomy in Southern Arizona.” You won’t want to miss it! Join us …
Observing Schedule for Jan.-April 2018
Jan 22, 2018
The observing schedule for January-April 2018 can be found here, along with Program Titles.
Image from Binospec Commissioning
Jan 21, 2018
Check out the beautiful image of the Horsehead Nebula that was obtained with grz filters on the new Binospec instrument during its November commissioning! Image courtesy of D. Fabricant and I. Chilingarian.
Stargazing at Historical Canoa Ranch – Jan. 19
Jan 19, 2018
F.L. Whipple Observatory brings you Stargazing at Canoa on Friday, Jan. 19, at the Historic Canoa Ranch. There will be a presentation at 5:00pm. Stargazing will follow starting at 6:00pm (weather permitting), courtesy of the Sonora Astronomical Society. The Ranch is …
Upcoming Star Party!
Nov 28, 2017
Mark your calendars! Star parties return to the F.L. Whipple Observatory on Friday, December 15. The event will be held at the Visitors Center from 5:00-8:00pm. Details can be found here!
Revised November observing schedule
Nov 20, 2017
The revised November observing schedule can be found here.
Binospec Commissioning Update
Nov 17, 2017
Commissioning of the Binospec instrument on the telescope went well! It will continue in December, along with science program observations planned as well.