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Bringing back Public Observing Night at Baker Observatory

October 26, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

A nighttime view of Baker Observatory as a line forms outside of the viewing stations.

Stars, planets and galaxies may be out of reach.   But they can be brought into sight through the lenses of telescopes at Baker Observatory.   The observatory, ran by the physics, astronomy and materials science department at Missouri State University, will host its first Public Observing Night since the onset of the pandemic Nov. 5.   The free, family-friendly event … [Read more...] about Bringing back Public Observing Night at Baker Observatory

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OAAC Observing Night at Baker Observatory

November 5, 2015 by Kristy Teague

An Ozarks Amateur Astronomers Club observing night is planned at Baker Observatory for tomorrow evening, November 6th, starting at 6:30 pm. Various deep sky objects such as planetary nebulae and the Andromeda Galaxy, as well as planets Uranus and Neptune should be visible. We'll post an update tomorrow afternoon if this event needs to be cancelled due to bad … [Read more...] about OAAC Observing Night at Baker Observatory

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Baker Observatory Public Viewing – Update

September 18, 2015 by Kristy Teague

The Baker Observatory event scheduled for this evening has been postponed until tomorrow evening at the same time (7:30) and location (Marshfield). We plan to look at the Moon, Saturn and its famous rings, double stars, star clusters, nebulas, and galaxies through a variety of telescopes. The event will only be held if the weather is favorable. The Observatory is located … [Read more...] about Baker Observatory Public Viewing – Update

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Baker Observatory Public Viewing

September 4, 2015 by Kristy Teague

The Missouri State University Baker Observatory will be open for public viewing twice this fall 2015. There will be a "Family Weekend" event at the Observatory, "A Night Under the Stars," from 7:30 - 10:30 on September 11th. The following Friday, September 18th from 7:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m is the regularly scheduled NASA Public Observing Night. We plan to look at the … [Read more...] about Baker Observatory Public Viewing

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