Astronomical Society at UCLA

Hello everyone! Due to heavy cloud cover and high chance of rain, there will be no telescope show on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Stay dry!

Hello everyone! This is just a quick reminder that there is no telescope show this Wednesday November 21. Come back next Wednesday on the 28th, and enjoy your Thanksgiving!

“If all mankind could look through that telescope, it would change the world!”
—Griffith J. Griffith

Griffith Observatory is hosting its monthly Star Party on Saturday, November 17 from 2:00 PM to 9:45 PM! The free public star party is run by volunteers from various astronomical societies around LA, who will be setting up a wide variety of telescopes for all to use. Bring your friends and family and talk to knowledgeable amateur astronomers!

More information can be found on the website below:

Griffith Observatory - Public Telescopes and Star Parties Colonel Griffith J. Griffith left funds in his will to build a public observatory in Los Angeles because he believed in the transformative power of observation. After looking through the research telescope at Mt. Wilson he said: “If all mankind could look through that telescope, it would change th...

Hello, everyone! We've officially registered with UCLA SOLE, recently, which means we will be changing our name from the "Undergraduate Astronomical Society" to the "Astronomical Society at UCLA". The new name follows SOLE's guidelines for organization names, and we also think it better reflects the values and diversity of our organization (we welcome everyone, not just undergraduates!). We will be retaining our initialism "UAS", however, as it has grown to be a part of our inseparable identity over the years. We apologize if the name change causes any confusion. If you would like to learn more about SOLE, check out the link below!

UCLA SOLE - Home The office of Student Organizations, Leadership & Engagement (SOLE) schedules Bruin Plaza for registered campus organizations (RCOs) and helps with the planning of their activities.

Tonight’s telescope viewing has been cancelled due to the cloudy weather, but you can still check out the planetarium show at 8:00.

More pictures taken with the 14-inch telescope. You can actually see the giant storm spot in Jupiter(lower left, potentially has existed for at least 350 years)

Emperor Penguins lay their eggs in May or early June. The fathers will guard their eggs against the brutal Antarctic cold for 64 days while the mothers journey over 150 kilometers to the sea in search of food. In celebration of our fearsome feathery friends, let us admire two galaxies which seem to capture so well the bond between parent and child.

The Penguin and the Egg This image of distant interacting galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142, bears an uncanny resemblance to a penguin guarding an egg.

Unfortunately, due to weather conditions the telescope viewings are cancelled for tonight, but the planetarium is still on! The show will be held on the 8th floor of the Math Sciences Buildling at 8pm

Telescope show cancelled tonight!

Hello, all. A reminder that due to Daylight Saving Time, our Telescope Shows will now start at 9 PM.

Pi(e) and The Theory of Everything starting in 1 hour in Knudsen 2-222!

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Stephen Hawking, Who Examined the Universe and Explained Black Holes, Dies at 76 A physicist and best-selling author, Dr. Hawking did not allow his physical limitations to hinder his quest to answer “the big question: Where did the universe come from?”