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MSU Observatory

@MSU_Observatory

Astronomical Observatory on the Campus of Michigan State University --- A facility for public observing, education, and research.

 East Lansing, MI
pa.msu.edu/astro/observ/
Joined June 2013
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Our 2026 Public Outreach schedule! Please join us on April 18th for our first Public Night of the season.
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Tour link: signupgenius.com/go/10C0444A… Please join us this Friday, October 23rd, for our final Public Night of the year! Click the link to sign up for tours of our 24-inch telescope. We hope to see you all there!
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signupgenius.com/go/10C0444A… Hello everyone! Please join us this Saturday, October 17th, for our International Observe The Moon Night event! We will have activities for everyone and tours! Tour signup is in the link above.
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Today we want to feature a photo one of our students, Jon Desmarais, took of M33, the Triangulum Galaxy! They shot this photo with the EVSCOPE 2. Fun fact: M33 is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy.
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Unfortunately, due to weather, we will be cancelling our Public Night tonight, September 25th. We apologize for any inconvenience. Have a great Friday, everyone!
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Tour Link: signupgenius.com/go/10C0444A… Please join us this Friday, September 25th, for our Public Night to tour our 24-inch telescope. Please use the sign-up link above, or come in-person for other tour times.
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Hello everyone! Unfortunately, we are going to cancel our public night tonight (Friday 9/18) due to weather conditions. We apologize for any inconvenience. We hope to see you all next week!
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Please join us tomorrow, September 18th, for a Public Night! Free public observing on small telescopes and tours and observing on our 24-inch telescope.
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Please join us on Friday, August 28th for our free public night with telescope tours! We invite you to sign up and book in advance. We will also have in-person tour times as well, which are first come first serve. Please see the link for signups: signupgenius.com/go/10C0444A…
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Hello everyone! Unfortunately, we are going to cancel our public night tonight (8/22) due to weather conditions. We apologize for any inconvenience. We hope to see you all next week!
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Please join us at the Observatory this Saturday the 22nd for free telescope observing and tours! We hope to see you there!
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This week, we are introducing an online signup for select time slots of our tours. We invite you to sign up and book in advance. We will also have in-person tour times as well, which are first come first serve. signupgenius.com/go/10C0449A…
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Unfortunately, we will be canceling our Public Night tomorrow, July 18th, due to the air quality. Please consider joining us next week instead! Please stay indoors and stay safe!
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Tour sign-ups start at 9:30. Hope to see you there!
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Beautiful pictures of the pinwheel galaxy (M101) and the moon taken last night with our telescope!
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Hi, everyone! Hopefully, you can make it to our public night tonight. Tour sign ups start at 9:30 and trivia at 10:30. Hope to see you there!
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Happy Thursday! Unfortunately, Public Night this Saturday is canceled due to cloudy weather conditions :( Our next event will be May 30th from 9:30 to 11:30 P.M. Hope to see you all there!
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Spring 2026 graduates at the MSU Observatory!
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