Bradley Observatory at Agnes Scott College

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 🌌

Join us tomorrow (Friday, April 24 at 8 PM) for our last open house of the season. Dr. Robin Shelton from the University of Georgia will talk about our Milky Way Galaxy and its frequent guests - the intergalactic gas clouds that visit us.

Planetarium show and telescope viewing on the plaza (weather permitting) will follow.

Tours of the Beck telescope will be available, but we won't be viewing through it this time.

No RSVP needed - first come, first serve. Overflow room available if the planetarium fills up.

See you tomorrow! 🔭

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌍✨

The Artemis II crew shared their first photos of Earth from the spacecraft. Commander Reid Wiseman captured this stunning view showing our home planet from 77,000 miles away - you can see Africa, the northern lights, and our pale blue dot shining in the darkness of space.

It's the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, and the photos are already spectacular.

Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/science/nasa-artemis-moon-photos.html

Live Broadcast of Artemis II Launch 🚀🌚

NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast) We're sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Come watch with us.NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy S...

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 🚀🌙

NASA is sending 4 astronauts around the Moon next week - the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.

Proposed Launch: Wednesday, April 1 at 6:24 PM EDT

Live coverage all week on NASA+. This is history in the making.

Live updates:

Artemis - NASA March 29, 2026 10:49AMFinal Preparations Underway for NASA’s Moon MissionTeams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are making final preparations toward beginning launch countdown activities for the Artemis II mission, set to launch as early as Wednesday, April 1. The weather forecast for l...

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧 🎶

Our Spring Equinox Concert this Friday (March 27) reached capacity within hours. This event is RSVP only & we cannot accommodate walk-ins because its in collaboration with the Atlanta Contemporary Music Collective.

If you have a confirmed ticket, we'll see you Friday at 8 PM. If not, stay tuned for future events.

Thanks for the incredible response!

Congrats to our co-director Dr. Hubbard-James on being named a 2026 Frontiers of Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences! Amazing thing happening at the Bradley Observatory 🌌

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! 🌌

What a great turnout for Dr. Ross Cawthon's talk on the Dark Universe. We had a packed house and captured this beautiful image of M42 (the Orion Nebula) from the Bradley Observatory Plaza using our Seestar S50 telescope.

See you at our next open house on March 27th! 🔭

More info: https://bit.ly/3OICDJL

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! 🌌
⭐ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴 𝗮𝘁 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠

Dr. Ross Cawthon from Emory University will be here to talk about "Studying the Dark Universe with the Dark Energy Survey"

Please consider attending this event being held by our friends at the Fernbank Science Center

is back with another fascinating topic this month!

Join us next Thursday, Feb 26th to hear about "The DART mission" from PhD candidate Aman Kar at the beautiful planetarium of Fernbank Science Center. 🌌

The talk will start following a beautiful planetarium show, and you can attend both with a single ticket!

Scan the QR codes or go to the link in bio 🔗 for tix 🎟️

Time ⏰: 7-9pm
Date 📅: Feb 26th, 2026
Where 📌: Fernbank Science Center
Entry 🚪: $5 for students (valid ID required) and $10 for adults

Tags: [astronomy, space, free event, public talk, planetarium show, Atlanta, Fernbank, Georgia]

🌌 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆!

Dr. Ross Cawthon from Emory University, Oxford College, will be talking about "Studying the Dark Universe with the Dark Energy Survey" - how we're mapping out dark matter and dark energy across the cosmos.

⭐ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴 𝗮𝘁 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠

This is a free event! With a planetarium show and telescope viewing session (weather permitting) after the talk.

💙 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: https://square.link/u/6PhUCX5y

More info: https://bit.ly/3OICDJL

Tonight at the Fernbank Science Center! 🌌

Cosmic Conversations returns with "Life in the Solar System" featuring Madeline Davis (Astrophysics PhD Candidate, Georgia State University).