Dear STAHRgazers,
We hope your semester is off to a stellar start! We are incredibly excited to to announce that STAHR’s telescope application for spring semester is now open! You can find the application here; it is due by 11:59pm Saturday, February 4th.
If you’d like to stargaze outside our Open Houses and other astronomy events, we encourage you to apply! Our classes teach you about telescopes, observational astronomy, and how to operate the Loomis-Michael Observatory at the Harvard Science Center. They culminate in you gaining the awesome power of HUID swipe access to the observatory (as well as all the pretty freaking cool knowledge of how to use a telescope)!
If you applied but did not get in last semester, please apply again! The more times you apply, the more weight is given to your application. All current Harvard undergraduate and graduate students (as well as staff and faculty!) are welcome to apply, especially those new to astronomy!
As a reminder, here are some important details about the application and class:
- The form will allow you to indicate which nights of the week you are free to attend a 1-1.5 hour class. The classes will all begin sometime between 7 – 10pm, depending on the instructor. Classes will not go past midnight.
- If accepted, you will be placed in a telescope instructor’s class. Each instructor will hold regular weekly classes depending on the weather, but an instructor might also hold additional sessions in order to expedite completion before the semester ends.
- You will need to attend 3 sessions of the class.
- Once you have attended 3 sessions, you must demonstrate your knowledge in a test-out session and short quiz, after which you will be given HUID swipe access to the observatory.
- Attendance to all class sessions is required unless otherwise excused by your telescope class instructor.
We can’t wait to read your responses!! The observatory is an amazing place and we are excited to share it with you. We are holding an Open House tonight if you are interested in seeing it, and we hope you stop by!
If you have any questions, please reach out to us 🙂
Per aspera ad astra,
STAHR Board