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IU Department of Astronomy 🔭
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🔭 Department of Astronomy at Indiana University Bloomington
📍Home to the Kirkwood Observatory
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Learn More About Us Here!
https://astro.indiana.edu/
Our next Solar Saturday will be held this Saturday, November 15th from 1 to 3pm! The weather is looking cloudy for tomorrow, but check around 11am on November 15th. Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope!☀️
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Our next Solar Saturday will be held this Saturday, November 8th from 1 to 3pm! The weather is looking cloudy for tomorrow, but check around 11am on November 8th. Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope!☀️
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Kirkwood Observatory is scheduled to be open tonight from 8:00 - 9:30 pm! Although the weather looks cloudy - we will be open for our special Halloween event! Costumes are encouraged. Please stop by for a fun a night full of spooky astronomy extravaganza!
October 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Join us tomorrow, 8:00-9:30 PM, for a special Halloween-themed Kirkwood night! Costumes are encouraged!
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our next Solar Saturday will be held this Saturday, October 25th from 1 to 3pm! The weather is looking cloudy for tomorrow, but check around 11am on October 25th. Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope!☀️
October 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Our next Solar Saturday on Saturday, October 18th is CANCELLED! Check back here next week for our next Sun event on October 25th!☀️
October 17, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Our next Solar Saturday will be held this Saturday, October 4th from 1 to 3pm! The weather is looking semi-clear for tomorrow, but check around 11am on October 4th. Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope!☀️
October 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We are celebrating National Latine History Month with an evening of astronomy in Spanish! Join us on October 1, 2025 for talks in Spanish by our Hispanic researchers, followed by guided tours of Kirkwood Observatory in both English and Spanish. The talks begin at 7 PM in Swain West 130.
September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Our next Solar Saturday will be held this Saturday, September 27th from 1 to 3pm! The weather is looking semi-clear for tomorrow, but check around 11am on September 27th. Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope!☀️
September 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The 2025 Edmondson Public Lecture will be held on October 2nd at 6 PM in Swain West 007. This year’s speaker is Professor Daniel Eisenstein, who will present his talk titled Looking Into the First Billion Years With JWST.
September 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Our next Solar Saturday will be held this Saturday, September 13th from 1 to 3pm! The weather is looking semi-clear for tomorrow, but check around 11am on September 13th. Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope!☀️
September 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Our next Solar Saturday will be held this Saturday, September 6th from 1 to 3pm! The weather is looking clear for tomorrow, but check around 11am on September 6th. Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope!☀️

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September 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Our first Solar Saturday of the semester will be held this Saturday, August 30th from 1 to 3pm! The weather is looking clear for tomorrow, but check around 11am on August 30th. Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope!
August 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
IU Astronomy was well represented at the 246th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Anchorage, Alaska, June 8-12, 2025! astro.indiana.edu/news-events/...
August 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Kirkwood Observatory is scheduled to be open Saturday (5/10) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm for our LAST Solar Saturday of the semester! The current forecast is partly cloudy, but check back around 11:00 am on 5/10 for the final call! ☀️
May 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Kirkwood Observatory is scheduled to be open Saturday (4/26) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm for our next Solar Saturday of the semester! The current forecast is looking clear, but check back around 11:00 am on 4/26 for the final call! ☀️
April 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Our Star Party event is tonight! 🌟

Come by and enjoy our viewing stations, free snacks, and random astronomy knowledge!

We look forward to seeing you soon!
April 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Kirkwood Observatory is scheduled to be open Saturday (4/12) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm for our next Solar Saturday of the semester! The current forecast is looking clear, but check back around 11:00 am on 4/12 for the final call! ☀️
April 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Reminder! Our Star Party will be happening this Saturday at the North-end of Yellowwood Lake! If you are interested in coming please fill out our interest form so we can bring enough snacks!

We look forward to seeing you all there and having an astronomical time!
April 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
‼️IMPORTANT UPDATE‼️

Our Star Party has been rescheduled to next week (4/12) due to flooding and severe weather concerns. It will remain at the same time and location.

We apologize for the inconvenience but hope to see you next week for some fun observing!
April 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
‼️IMPORTANT UPDATE‼️

In our last post for our Star Party we attached a poster with a QR code that recently got disabled. The poster below’s QR code is working properly. Nothing else about our event has changed but check back later this week for any weather related updates!

Thanks all!
March 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Kirkwood Observatory is scheduled to be open Saturday (3/29) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm for our next Solar Saturday of the semester! The current forecast is looking clear, but check back around 11:00 am on 3/29 for the final call! ☀️
March 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We’re planning a party, a star party! ✨💫

Head on over to Yellowwood State Forest on April 5th from 9-11 to take a look at the night sky with astronomical experts! Learn about naked eye observing, astrophotography, and much more!

Fill out our interest form so we can bring enough snacks and drinks!
March 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Kirkwood Observatory is scheduled to be open Saturday (3/15) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm for our first Solar Saturday of the semester! The current forecast is possibly overcast, but check back around 11:00 am on 3/15 for the final call! ☀️
March 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Our first Solar Saturday of the year will be held this Saturday, 3/1! Come on out and look at the Sun through our solar telescope while learning all about it. We hope to see lots of you there to help support and celebrate this event series' grand revival!
February 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM