Summer Open Hours!

We are excited to announce that STAHR will be hosting ~open hours~ in the Loomis-Michael Observatory clear Saturday nights from 8pm to 11pm from this weekend onward! These will not be open houses: we don’t expect to provide food, and don’t plan to set up telescopes and interpretation on the 8th floor deck. However, they will be a chance to bring yourself…

Sign up for the October Dark Sky Trip!

Hello STAHRlings!!! Is the semester starting to drag? Feeling a little trapped in that notorious Harvard bubble? Just want to spend an evening appreciating the cosmos with the coolest people this side of Alpha Centauri? Sounds like you’re in need of a Dark Sky Trip! We’re very excited to announce our first Dark Sky Trip of the semester, planned…

Classes Beginning; Telescope Office Hours!

Dear STAHRgazers, Telescope classes are back in session and will be starting on October 1! The Loomis-Michael Observatory will be reserved for telescope classes from 7pm to 10pm most nights. Wednesdays (reserved from 9pm to 10:30pm) and Fridays (open all night) are the two exceptions. As the sun sets earlier, class times may shift forward….

Fall 2023 Telescope Classes!

The application for STAHR’s Fall 2023 Telescope Classes is now live! Sign up with this link. Our telescope class grants HUID swipe access to the Loomis-Michael Observatory, easily one of the coolest places on campus, and involves learning how to operate an historic telescope. Classes meet three times during the semester for a 90 minute…

Telescope Classes!

Telescope in Use!

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…