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Public Nights are now every other Tuesday through the spring semester. 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 every other Tuesday evening, weather permitting. Be sure to check Today’s Announcements for the most up-to-date information the day of the event. 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.

News

New show beginning January 14 - “Mars One Thousand One”

January 7, 2025

Mars One Thousand One portrays what the first manned mission to Mars might look like.

Noche de Astronomía

October 3, 2024

¿Quieres aprender más sobre el Universo? ¡Vengan a nuestra Noche de Astronomía el Jueves 3 de Octubre a las 6:30pm! Presentaremos dos sesiones comenzando a las 7pm y a las...

New show beginning August 13 - "Unseen Universe"

July 9, 2024

Unseen Universe gives viewers a glimpse of what scientists working together around the world are discovering about the universe beyond the visible spectrum.

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