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Observatory Open Houses

Aerial view of a college campus with fall foliage, red and orange trees, multiple academic buildings, and preparations underway for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Located at the southeast corner of the Valparaiso University campus, the Valpo Observatory houses a 16 inch, computer-controlled reflecting telescope used for undergraduate instruction and research under the direction of Professor Bruce Hrivnak. Data are acquired from a variety of stellar objects using a spectrophotometer and a CCD camera. Students work on the analysis of this data in a small attached building as well as in the Neils Science Center.

Open house schedule:
*All open houses are from 8:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Friday, March 22
Friday, April 5
Friday, April 19
Friday, May 3 *A special lecture presented by Professor Todd Hillwig starting at 7:30 p.m.