Campus observatory offers public nights

The UNL Student Observatory's 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain domed telescope.
The UNL Student Observatory's 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain domed telescope.

The UNL Student Observatory is open to the public on alternating Friday evenings through Aug. 16. The next public night is 8:30 to 11 p.m. today (June 21).

The observatory is located on top of the Stadium Drive parking garage at 10th and T streets. The public nights will be cancelled on cloudy evenings.

Other public nights — all 8:30 to 11 p.m. — are July 5, July 19, Aug. 2 and Aug. 16.

For more information, go to http://astro.unl.edu/observatory/ or call 402-472-4728. Additional information is also available through the UNL Student Observatory Twitter account, https://twitter.com/ObservatoryUNL.