North Georgia Astronomical Observatory

We'll be opening tonight at the center of the drill field at 9:00.

We will be opening on the drill field close to the covered pavilion at 8:00.

We're going to be opening on the drill field tonight at 9:00.

The sky's clear again today, so we'll be opening at 9:00 on the drill field away from the event.

We'll be out here until 11:00, so come to the center of the drill field if you'd like to take the first chance to complete your outdoor labs.

The sky is clear, so we'll be opening on the drill field at 9:00.

If you missed our Facebook Live session this afternoon, no need to worry! You can catch up and get a sneak peek at the observatory in the video below:

Check out the North Georgia Astronomical Observatory near UNG's Dahlonega Campus from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, on Facebook Live. Dr. Gregory Feiden, d...irector of the observatory, will be your guide. Submit your questions in advance to [email protected] or post them during the event on Facebook Live. #UNGResearchRendezvous #UNGleads See more

And next, we open the smaller dome housing the 0.6-m telescope. https://youtu.be/-JeBUlC9Yuc

It is a rare September night. There's an autumn chill in the air and the waxing crescent Moon is gently gliding toward the western horizon. A perfect time to calibrate our telescopes. But first, the dome rooms must climatize with the ambient air outside. We start with the dome housing the 0.7-m telescope. https://youtu.be/z72TnBXAXUE

Today, we installed the most requested feature at our observatory. Perhaps, now, we will be easier to find?

A lot of you have asked about our telescopes, so here they are! They are both Planewave astrographs. Our workhorse will be the 0.7-m (28-in) Nasmyth-Cassegrain telescope that you see first (red camera attached). Public nights will typically happen with this telescope. Not to be outdone, though, is our 0.6-m (24-in) Cassegrain on an equatorial mount. The 0.6-m is waiting to be polar aligned. We'll post about when we start the process!