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Public Star Night – Friday November 15, 2024

Special Public Star Night – Friday, November 15, 2024

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker NA  | Observing at LTO: 7:00-10:00                     

No Speaker this month

While we don’t have a speaker this month we will be open for you to come out and look through our large 18 inch Cassegrain and 6 inch Astro-Physics telescopes.

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Special Public Event – Small Town Universe – Saturday October 12, 2024

Special Public Program – Saturday, October 12, 2024

Berthoud High School Auditorium

Doors Open: 6:30 P.M. | Film: 7:00-8:30 | Meet the Stars: 8:30-9:00 P.M.

Observing at LTO: 9:00-10:00

Exclusive Film Screening – Free to the Public

Award Winning Documentary by Katie Dellamaggiore

Q&A with Physics Graduate Student and SETI Researcher

Ellie White

Small Town Universe paints an intimate and captivating portrait of life in Green Bank,

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Special Public Event – Small Town Universe – Saturday October 12, 2024 (corrected)

Special Public Program – Saturday, October 12, 2024

Berthoud High School Auditorium

Doors Open: 6:30 P.M. | Film: 7:00-8:30 | Meet the Stars: 8:30-9:00 P.M.

Observing at LTO: 9:00-10:00

Exclusive Film Screening – Free to the Public

Award Winning Documentary by Katie Dellamaggiore

Q&A with Physics Graduate Student and SETI Researcher

Ellie White

Small Town Universe paints an intimate and captivating portrait of life in Green Bank,

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Posted in LTO News


Special Public Event – Small Town Universe – Saturday October 12, 2024

Special Public Program – Saturday, October 12, 2024

Berthoud High School Auditorium

Doors Open: 6:30 P.M. | Film: 7:00-8:30 | Meet the Stars: 8:30-9:00 P.M.

Observing at LTO: 9:00-10:00

Exclusive Film Screening – Free to the Public

Award Winning Documentary by Katie Dellamaggiore

Q&A with Physics Graduate Student and SETI Researcher

Ellie White

Small Town Universe paints an intimate and captivating portrait of life in Green Bank,

Read more ›

Posted in LTO News


Public Star Night – September 20, 2024 – Astrophotography

Public Star Night – Friday, September 20, 2024

            Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:30  | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00                     

Astrophotography

RDee Sherrill,

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Public Star Night – Friday August 16, 2024 – Nuclear Semiotics

Public Star Night – Friday, August 16, 2024

            Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:00  | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00                     

Nuclear Semiotics: Navigating the Science of Nuclear Waste

Nuclear waste poses one of the most profound challenges for humanity—not just in terms of safe storage,

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Special Public Night – MESO – The Mobile Earth + Space Observatory

Special Public Star Night – Friday, July 26, 2024

            Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:00  | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00                     

MESO – The Mobile Earth + Space Observatory

The Mobile Earth + Space Observatory uses one-of-a-kind hands-on science learning opportunities to inspire interest in STEM careers among students and communities in Colorado. 

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Public Star Night – Friday June 21, 2024 – Suzanne Metlay, Ph.D.

Public Star Night – Friday, June 21, 2024

            Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:30  Suzanne Metlay, Ph.D. | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00                     

Moon Missions Update: 2024

As the United States gets closer to sending Artemis 2 astronauts to lunar orbit in 2025,

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Public Star Night – Friday, May 17, 2024 – Dr Vicky Hamilton

Public Star Night – Friday, May 17, 2024

            Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:30 – 8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00                     

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission: Early Results from Asteroid Sample Analysis

The primary objective of NASA’s Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission is to explore and return a pristine sample from the asteroid Bennu to help scientists understand the origin and evolution of our solar system and,

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LTO Public Star Night – Feb 16, 2024 – Dr. John Bally

The Little Thompson Observatory

      850 Spartan Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513  

           Bringing science and math down to earth!

 

        Public Star Night – Friday, January 19, 2024

           Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker:  7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00

 

                 

State of Astronomy in the Multi-Wavelength,

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