NIU Observatory

Our summer hours have begun and the observatory will be open to the public from 9-11pm this Wednesday evening. This week we'll be checking out Venus, Jupiter and it's moons, as well as our own nearly full moon.
We will also be making another very exciting event announcement this week, so stay tuned for more info.
See you up there!

The NIU Observatory begins our summer hours this week, and we'll be open Wednesdays from 9-11pm. This week we'll be observing Venus until it sets, and then Jupiter and the Galilean moons. See you up there!

The Observatory has had the pleasure of hosting all of the local 5th grade students for observatory tours over the past few weeks. We were just adding up our visitor numbers and realized that one of the 5th graders from Founders Elementary was our 2,000th visitor to the observatory since we reopened in 2023! Congratulations to whoever it may have been!

Congratulations to all our Huskies on finishing the spring semester! Enjoy your well earned summer break!
And speaking of summer, we'll be starting our summer hours next week! We're taking this week off to do some cleaning and repairs, and then we'll be open on Wednesday nights starting May 20th from 9-11pm. Summer hours will be in effect till the students come back in August. See you up there (next week!)

The NIU Observatory WILL be open for public hours this Wednesday (5/6) from 8-10pm. The bird's nest has been handled and Clarice has been relocated. The forecast is currently calling for clouds, but maybe it will change between now and then. See you up there!