Bridgewater State University Observatory
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The Bridgewater State University Observatory is on top of the BSU Science and Mathematics Center—we do outreach, research, and astrophotography!
Our fall season of public nights has ended, but we'll start back up in the spring. Check back for the schedule in 2026!
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our fall season of public nights has ended, but we'll start back up in the spring. Check back for the schedule in 2026!
Wed. Nov. 19: We will be open tonight from 6:30 - 7:45 pm. Dress warmly!
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wed. Nov. 19: We will be open tonight from 6:30 - 7:45 pm. Dress warmly!
Wed. Nov. 12: Clouds once again, everyone - we'll be closed tonight.
However!! Keep checking outside your doors for an opening in the clouds - you might be lucky enough to see the Aurora tonight!
However!! Keep checking outside your doors for an opening in the clouds - you might be lucky enough to see the Aurora tonight!
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Wed. Nov. 12: Clouds once again, everyone - we'll be closed tonight.
However!! Keep checking outside your doors for an opening in the clouds - you might be lucky enough to see the Aurora tonight!
However!! Keep checking outside your doors for an opening in the clouds - you might be lucky enough to see the Aurora tonight!
Wed. Nov. 5: Due to clouds, we will not be open to the public tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Wed. Nov. 5: Due to clouds, we will not be open to the public tonight.
Thu. 10/30: Tonight's Halloween event is cancelled due to clouds.
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Thu. 10/30: Tonight's Halloween event is cancelled due to clouds.
Wed. 10/29: We'll be closed tonight due to clouds.
Tomorrow's our rain date for the Halloween event, but it looks very likely to be cancelled due to weather, too. If it does run, it'll be 6:45 - 8:45 pm. Check back here for the decision!
Tomorrow's our rain date for the Halloween event, but it looks very likely to be cancelled due to weather, too. If it does run, it'll be 6:45 - 8:45 pm. Check back here for the decision!
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Wed. 10/29: We'll be closed tonight due to clouds.
Tomorrow's our rain date for the Halloween event, but it looks very likely to be cancelled due to weather, too. If it does run, it'll be 6:45 - 8:45 pm. Check back here for the decision!
Tomorrow's our rain date for the Halloween event, but it looks very likely to be cancelled due to weather, too. If it does run, it'll be 6:45 - 8:45 pm. Check back here for the decision!
If the weather is clear tomorrow (Wed. 10/28), we'll have our Halloween event with decorations and candy, 6:45 - 8:45 pm - **but** the forecasts say the weather will be terrible! If we can't hold our special event tomorrow, we'll try again Thursday - and if not then, we'll try again next Wednesday.
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If the weather is clear tomorrow (Wed. 10/28), we'll have our Halloween event with decorations and candy, 6:45 - 8:45 pm - **but** the forecasts say the weather will be terrible! If we can't hold our special event tomorrow, we'll try again Thursday - and if not then, we'll try again next Wednesday.
Wed. 10/22: We expect clear skies tonight! Join us 7:30-8:45 pm for views of Saturn, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Double Cluster, the Dragonfly Cluster, the Ring Nebula, double stars, and possibly more! There's no Moon tonight, so fingers crossed for nice, dark skies.
October 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Wed. 10/22: We expect clear skies tonight! Join us 7:30-8:45 pm for views of Saturn, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Double Cluster, the Dragonfly Cluster, the Ring Nebula, double stars, and possibly more! There's no Moon tonight, so fingers crossed for nice, dark skies.
Wednesday 10/15 - Tonight's event is cancelled due to clouds. We'll try again next week.
October 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wednesday 10/15 - Tonight's event is cancelled due to clouds. We'll try again next week.
Wednesday Oct. 8: We'll be closed tonight due to the weather. We'll try again next week!
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Wednesday Oct. 8: We'll be closed tonight due to the weather. We'll try again next week!
We'll be open to the public, weather allowing, on the following Wednesdays:
- Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 7:30 - 8:45 pm
- Nov. 5, 12, and 19 from 6:30 - 7:45 pm
Please check the afternoon of the event for our weather decision!
- Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 7:30 - 8:45 pm
- Nov. 5, 12, and 19 from 6:30 - 7:45 pm
Please check the afternoon of the event for our weather decision!
October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We'll be open to the public, weather allowing, on the following Wednesdays:
- Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 7:30 - 8:45 pm
- Nov. 5, 12, and 19 from 6:30 - 7:45 pm
Please check the afternoon of the event for our weather decision!
- Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 7:30 - 8:45 pm
- Nov. 5, 12, and 19 from 6:30 - 7:45 pm
Please check the afternoon of the event for our weather decision!
Wednesday 10/1: We'll be open tonight from 7:30 - 8:45 pm! Come see Saturn, the moon, star clusters, and more through our telescopes!
October 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wednesday 10/1: We'll be open tonight from 7:30 - 8:45 pm! Come see Saturn, the moon, star clusters, and more through our telescopes!
Reposted by Bridgewater State University Observatory
Our favorite kinds of fireworks are the cosmic kind 🌟🎆
Our #RubinFirstLook image of the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae has plenty of cosmic fireworks to explore! Let the bright, young stars in these clusters add some sparkle to your #FourthOfJuly holiday ✨🔭🧪
📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Obs.
Our #RubinFirstLook image of the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae has plenty of cosmic fireworks to explore! Let the bright, young stars in these clusters add some sparkle to your #FourthOfJuly holiday ✨🔭🧪
📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Obs.
July 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our favorite kinds of fireworks are the cosmic kind 🌟🎆
Our #RubinFirstLook image of the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae has plenty of cosmic fireworks to explore! Let the bright, young stars in these clusters add some sparkle to your #FourthOfJuly holiday ✨🔭🧪
📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Obs.
Our #RubinFirstLook image of the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae has plenty of cosmic fireworks to explore! Let the bright, young stars in these clusters add some sparkle to your #FourthOfJuly holiday ✨🔭🧪
📷: NSF–DOE Rubin Obs.
Our next public nights will occur in the Fall. Check back for the official schedule!
July 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our next public nights will occur in the Fall. Check back for the official schedule!
Reposted by Bridgewater State University Observatory
Who was Vera C. Rubin? 💫
Vera Rubin is the namesake of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, but how much do you know about her? 🔭🧪
Vera Rubin is the namesake of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, but how much do you know about her? 🔭🧪
June 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Who was Vera C. Rubin? 💫
Vera Rubin is the namesake of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, but how much do you know about her? 🔭🧪
Vera Rubin is the namesake of NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, but how much do you know about her? 🔭🧪
Reposted by Bridgewater State University Observatory
🔭 Lunar Farside
Image Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State Univ. / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25062...
Image Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State Univ. / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25062...
June 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Lunar Farside
Image Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State Univ. / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25062...
Image Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State Univ. / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25062...
Wed. 6/25: We'll be closed tonight due to clouds and scattered showers.
June 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wed. 6/25: We'll be closed tonight due to clouds and scattered showers.
We'll be closed tonight, Wed. 6/18 due to clouds. We'll try again next week!
June 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We'll be closed tonight, Wed. 6/18 due to clouds. We'll try again next week!
June 11: We'll be open tonight, 9 - 10:15 pm!
June 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
June 11: We'll be open tonight, 9 - 10:15 pm!
We'll be open tonight, Wed. 6/4, from 9 - 10:15 pm!
June 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We'll be open tonight, Wed. 6/4, from 9 - 10:15 pm!
We'll be closed tonight, Wed. May 28 due to clouds. We'll try again next week!
May 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We'll be closed tonight, Wed. May 28 due to clouds. We'll try again next week!
We'll be open to the public on the following Wednesdays this May and June, weather allowing (please check here the day of the event for our weather decision):
May 28, 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
June 4, 11, 18, and 25, 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
May 28, 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
June 4, 11, 18, and 25, 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
May 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We'll be open to the public on the following Wednesdays this May and June, weather allowing (please check here the day of the event for our weather decision):
May 28, 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
June 4, 11, 18, and 25, 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
May 28, 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
June 4, 11, 18, and 25, 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm
We'll be open tonight, Wed. 4/30, 8:30 - 9:45 pm!
April 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We'll be open tonight, Wed. 4/30, 8:30 - 9:45 pm!
We'll be open tonight, Wed. 4/23, 8:30 - 9:45 pm! We expect lovely skies.
April 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We'll be open tonight, Wed. 4/23, 8:30 - 9:45 pm! We expect lovely skies.
Calling all geology and space lovers! NASA's Perseverance rover has been collecting rock samples on Mars for 4 years now, and already there are some exciting finds!
Check out the article here:
www.space.com/space-explor...
Check out the article here:
www.space.com/space-explor...
NASA's Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold mine: 'It has been all we had hoped for and more'
"The last four months have been a whirlwind for the science team, and we still feel that Witch Hazel Hill has more to tell us."
www.space.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Calling all geology and space lovers! NASA's Perseverance rover has been collecting rock samples on Mars for 4 years now, and already there are some exciting finds!
Check out the article here:
www.space.com/space-explor...
Check out the article here:
www.space.com/space-explor...