Welcome

Welcome

The current show is Mars One Thousand One. Advanced ticket is recommended, and the optional admission fee is $10 per adult, 14 years and over. Click here to reserve your seat.  

Outdoor telescope observing will take place after sunset on Tuesday evenings throughout the academic year, weather permitting. Be sure to check Today’s Announcements or the LFOP Facebook page for the most up-to-date information every Tuesday afternoon. No reservations are required for outdoor observing.

Video by Andrew Hurley, Yale Office of Public Affairs and Commuincations

The Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium is a facility of the Yale Department of Astronomy dedicated to education, public outreach, and student research.

 

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