The Little Thompson Observatory

      850 Spartan Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513  

           Bringing science and math down to earth!

        Public Star Night – Friday, June 16, 2023

           Little Thompson Observatory

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

Healing the Ozone Hole

   A special presentation by

Dr.…

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The Little Thompson Observatory

      850 Spartan Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513

     Bringing science and math down to earth!

       Public Star Night – Friday, May 19, 2023

            Little Thompson Observatory

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

 Lucy – The First to the Trojans

A special presentation by

Dr.

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Public Star Night – Friday, April 21, 2023
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker:  7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00

Dark Skies Matter

A special presentation by

Deborah Price

Light pollution blots out much of our night sky and prevents us from seeing the views that our ancestors enjoyed,

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Public Star Night – Friday, March 17, 2023
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker:  7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00

Hands-On Science in the Age of Computer Screens

A special presentation by

Ana Bucki Lopez

Director,

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Berthoud High School Auditorium
Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker:  7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
The Webb Space Telescope
What drove the design and how is it doing
A special presentation by
Dr. Paul Lightsey
Mission Systems Engineering,…

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Our guest speaker for this virtual public star night will be Dr Suzanne Metlay, full-time faculty at Western Governors University.  The title of her presentation is “UAE and China at Mars”.
The link to the broadcast is here: https://bit.ly/3vSgZbt

Before NASA landed the Perseverance rover mission on Mars,

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The Bunyan Observatory at the Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum (www.berthoudhistoricalsociety.org) in Berthoud is planning to open its doors for star gazing at dusk on the first Friday of every month, starting in June and ending in September 2021. They are looking for a few volunteers to be trained and to run the star nights this summer.

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Virtual Public Star Night – Friday, April 16, 2021
 Guest Speaker: 8:00-9:00 | Telescope Images: 9:00-10:00 – weather permitting

Here is the link for the broadcast: https://youtu.be/iq2XouHnZAU
 
“Metamorphosis – Seeing Supernovae in a New Light”

Our guest speaker for this virtual public star night will be Dr Jennifer Hoffman,

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We are going to attempt our first virtual public star night live on 2/19/2021 at 8pm! John Ensworth will present “Axions – the Answer to Dark Matter, and more?” Afterwards, weather permitting, we will show some live views through the 24″ reflector. We recommend using the largest display you have access to for better viewing.

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Due to the current Corona Virus pandemic environment, we have decided to suspend our operations and all activities, including public star night, for the rest of March 2020.

At the end of March we will reassess this decision and update you on our next actions.

Contact met meinte@starkids.org if you have any questions

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