Lehigh University Astronomy Club

Telescope Training tomorrow at 5pm in LL221, observing session to follow!

Cool event hosted by the nearby astronomy club, Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society.

Check it out, bright ISS pass tonight!

ISS ALERT: The International Space Station will make an extremely bright pass over the East Coast of the US this evening. Head outside and look up between 7:45pm and 7:50pm to watch the space station fly overhead!

General Meeting September 5, 430pm, LL316!

Great time with Marty, Backyard Astronomy Guy, last night! NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador and Lehigh Alumni ! Thank you!

Here's a schedule of our Fall Events! Hope to see some new members!

Solar eclipse tips from Lehigh University astronomer A Lehigh University astronomer offers tips for watching the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21.

There will be a solar eclipse viewing activity on Monday afternoon August 21. It will be on the south (uphill) side of Lewis Lab, on the patio outside of the Oberkotter Auditorium (LL270). Lehigh Physics Professors Gary DeLeo and Joshua Pepper will have two telescopes with solar filters that people can use to view the eclipse as it happens, and will have a small number of eclipse glasses that people can borrow. The partial eclipse will start here at 1:20pm, will reach maximum around 2:43, and will end at 4:00. The telescopes and glasses will be available from the beginning and through maximum coverage, until at least 3:15. All members of the Lehigh community are invited to come by and see the eclipse in action.

Safety notice: Never watch an eclipse without proper eye protection! See https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety for information about safely viewing an eclipse.

How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely

October 2016, Great Turnout!

Photos from April 11th Solar Observing!

Solar Observing adjacent to Memorial Walkway and Lewis Lab

Solaring Observing this past April

Solar Observing adjacent to Memorial Walkway and Lewis Lab