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PUBLIC OBSERVING EVENTS
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THIS SITE BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT
IN CASE OF CANCELLATION DUE TO WEATHER!!
(Site
is generally updated by 6pm the night of the observing session)
May 7th section cannot be updated this event only - use good judgement
- if it is cloudy or raining we will not open
Van
Vleck Observatory, Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT
Hosted by volunteers from the Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford
Sponsored by the
Astronomy Department, Wesleyan University
Join us for a look through the 20"-inch telescope.
All who come will have an opportunity to see through the eyepiece,
weather permitting.
We will be viewing prominent objects in the night sky such as the moon,
globular clusters, planets, nebula or galaxies.
The objects viewed will change each month, or even during your visit.
Please note that should the weather not permit observing (due to
clouds, high wind, or threat of precipitation) the sessions will be
cancelled. Cancellation notices will be posted on this web site by 6pm
the day of the observing event. Please be sure to press the "refresh"
button on your browser to make sure you are viewing the most up-to-date
version of the page.
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Note the start time change to 8 pm in November.
Next
Months Sessions: January 28, 2012 - Public Event
February 18,
2012 - Public Event March 3, 2012 - Special Public Event - 6 Planets Visible! Mercury
and Uranus 6:10 PM to 6:30 PM
Venus until 8:46 PM Jupiter until 9:28 PM Moon and Mars are visible at any time that evening Saturn after 10:08 PM March 24, 2012 - Public
Event - Special time 7:30 pm - 10 pm
April 21, 2010 - Public Event May 26, 2012 - Public Event June 23, 2012 - Public Event July 28, 2012 - Public Event August 11, 2012 - Public Event September 22, 2012 - Public Event October 20, 2012 - Public
Event November 17, 2012 - Public Event December 22, 2012 - Public Event
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For
parking please note that we are NOT permitted
to park at the observatory building on observatory hill. Please use Lot
V on Vine Street and walk up the hill to the observatory.
Click here for a campus map
John A. Sillasen Chairman, 20" committee -
observing@asgh.org
Dedicated in 1916 this telescope was not installed until 1922. The Alvan Clark company received the glass from a German manufacturer later than expected due to the war. The telescope has a focal length of 27' 6". The initial research program pursued on the 20" refractor, by then-observatory director, Frederick Slocum, was "the determination of the distances to the stars." The Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford provides programs in public viewing as well as aiding the astronomy department for other public events.