11/14/2025
Dennis (Western Connecticut State University) was a strong supporter of NURO since in its inception.
Dennis W. Dawson - View Obituary & Service Information Share Memories and Support the Family.
NURO, a consortium of undergraduate education institutions from around the country, provides traini
The NURO Consortium is a group of institutions that share 120 nights per year on Lowell Observatory's 31-inch telescope. Instrumentation and observer support are provided through Northern Arizona University's Department of Physics and Astronomy. Each member school pays an annual membership fee, and then brings its students out to observe. Faculty members and students at the member schools collabor
11/14/2025
Dennis (Western Connecticut State University) was a strong supporter of NURO since in its inception.
Dennis W. Dawson - View Obituary & Service Information Share Memories and Support the Family.
12/02/2024
I defend the planet from asteroid collisions Nature - Astronomer DesireΓ© Cotto-Figueora detects and characterizes near-Earth asteroids to identify potential hazards.
06/28/2024
03/16/2022
A new generation of scientists are challenging the biased, hierarchical status quo
10/28/2021
And again, last night. π
10/27/2021
Vayu Gokhale (Truman State) got "Musked" last night.
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10/08/2021
Congratulations Michelle Edwards
Michelle was an NAU REU student in the summer of 1999! And, visited the NURO telescope several times during her undergrad days at Dickinson College.
Michelle Edwards Joins NOIRLab as Associate Director of Kitt Peak National Observatory - Edwards brings extensive experience in observatory leadership roles Michelle Edwards Joins NOIRLab as Associate Director of Kitt Peak National Observatory
04/01/2021
Astronomers declare no further research required - Cosmos Magazine Astronomers around the globe say there's no further research required and we've learned everything we need to know about the universe.
03/30/2021
One night in 1994, Los Angeles lost power due to a major earthquake. All lights went out everywhere and then something wonderful happened.
Why you should care about light pollution You may have never heard of it, but light pollution can put our health and wildlife at risk - and over 80 percent of the world is affected by it. How can we ...
Nice Video from UPRH!!!
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π¨ Did you know that our observatory is part of the National Undergraduate Research Observatory-NURO
consortium? π¨ As part of the same 3 students from our research team travel alongside Dr. Cotto once a semester to Flagstaff, Arizona to use the Lowell Observatory's 31-inch telescope and get the date for the different research projects sponsored by NASA PR Space Grant Consortium
Here's a night of observation π