National Undergraduate Research Observatory - NURO

National Undergraduate Research Observatory - NURO 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

ate on key research projects, as well as conduct their own private research. The Consortium is currently seeking new members; if you are interested, please see our web site at http://www.nuro.nau.edu .

Dennis (Western Connecticut State University) was a strong supporter of NURO since in its inception.
11/14/2025

Dennis (Western Connecticut State University) was a strong supporter of NURO since in its inception.

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12/02/2024

Nature - Astronomer Desireé Cotto-Figueora detects and characterizes near-Earth asteroids to identify potential hazards.

06/28/2024
A new generation of scientists are challenging the biased, hierarchical status quo
03/16/2022

A new generation of scientists are challenging the biased, hierarchical status quo

And again, last night. 😕
10/28/2021

And again, last night. 😕

Vayu Gokhale (Truman State) got "Musked" last night.😕
10/27/2021

Vayu Gokhale (Truman State) got "Musked" last night.

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Congratulations Michelle EdwardsMichelle was an NAU REU student in the summer of 1999! And, visited the NURO telescope ...
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

04/01/2021

Astronomers around the globe say there's no further research required and we've learned everything we need to know about the universe.

One night in 1994, Los Angeles lost power due to a major earthquake. All lights went out everywhere and then something w...
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.

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 ...

03/02/2021

Nice Video from UPRH!!!
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🚨 Did you know that our observatory is part of the National Undergraduate Research Observatory-NURO
consortium? 🚨 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 👇

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