Wed. 10/28: Our Halloween event will go on tonight from 6:45 - 8:45 pm! We hope to see you there for a spooky evening under the stars.

Our Halloween public night is this Wednesday, 10/28, 6:45 - 8:45 pm weather allowing! So far the weather looks reasonably good. If it turns out cloudy and we cancel, we will try again on Friday, 10./30.

Wed. 10/21 - The observatory will be closed tonight due to clouds.

Wed. 10/14 - The observatory will be open tonight, 7 - 8:15 pm!

We're not sure yet about tonight's weather. Forecasts don't look bad, but satellite images show a ton of clouds headed our way. We'll wait a while to make the weather call! www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_...

GOES-19 - Sector view: Northeast - GeoColor - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

Near real-time publication of GOES-East and GOES-West images from NOAA/NESDIS/STAR

star.nesdis.noaa.gov

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/s...

There’s Worlds Out There More Habitable Than Earth (Gift Article)

Scientists believe there are planets outside our solar system where life is even more abundant and sustainable.

nytimes.com

The observatory will be open tonight, Wed. 10/7 from 7:00 - 8:15 pm!

Wed. 9/30 - The observatory will be closed tonight due to lots of predicted clouds. We'll try again next week!

We have more public observatory nights this fall: - Sep. 30, 7:30 – 8:45 pm - Oct. 7, 14, & 21, 7:00 – 8:15 pm - Halloween Public Night Oct. 28 (rain date Oct. 30), 6:45 – 8:45 pm - Nov. 4 & 18, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Please check the afternoon of the event to see if the weather will allow it to go on.

The observatory will be closed tonight, Wed. 9/23 due to high winds and significant clouds. We will try again next Wednesday, 7:30 - 8:45 pm, weather allowing.

Wed. 9/2: The observatory will be closed tonight due to expected cloud cover.

Wed. 8/27: The forecasts for rain and clouds worsened, so we are cancelling our lunar eclipse event tonight. However, it's still worth stepping outside a few times tonight wherever you are to see if you can catch a glimpse! It looks like areas north of us might be a bit better off.

8/27: We're waiting just a bit longer to see if the weather forecast changes. Please check back on whether we'll be open for the eclipse!

Lunar Eclipse Night Thursday, 8/27! Weather allowing, we'll be open to view the partial lunar eclipse from Thursday, 8/27 at 9:15 pm to Friday, 8/28 at 1:00 am. We'll use our telescopes and have binoculars available! Please check back on the day of the event for our weather call.

Wed. 8/19: We'll be open tonight from 8:45 – 10:00 pm!

We look forward to enjoying the Solar Eclipse with you today from 12:30 - 3:00 pm! The eclipse itself peaks at 1:56 pm. We'll give out glasses in the DMF lobby and have telescopes on the 5th floor patios. You may park in the West Campus Lot. If it fills, the next nearest lot is Spring Street lot.

We have 650 pairs of eclipse glasses left! We're here til 7 pm to give them out. After that, we'll be handing them out during the eclipse tomorrow. See www.bridgew.edu/center/case/... for details.

We have 750 eclipse glasses left to give out! The partial solar eclipse is tomorrow (1:03 - 2:46 pm in Bridgewater). We'll hand out glasses til noon today, then from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. We'll be open for the eclipse tomorrow, but our staffing is limited. If you can pick up glasses today, that is best!

We still have 800 Solar Eclipse glasses to give out! We're here todaytil 4:30 pm, then again Tue., 7/11 from 10 am - 12 pm and 5 - 7 pm. Glasses pickup is at DMF Science and Math Center room 214 (2nd floor left of the main elevators). For more info, see our website! www.bridgew.edu/center/case/...

Wed. 8/5: We'll be closed tonight due to expected cloud cover. Our next event is the Solar Eclipse next week! See our site for details: www.bridgew.edu/center/case/... Our next nighttime public event is August 19, 8:45 – 10:00 pm. See less

Wed., August 12, 2026, a partial Solar Eclipse will be visible from Bridgewater.The BSU observatory is providing two ways to help you safely view the eclipse: Solar Glasses Pre-Eclipse Pick-Up and a viewing event, weather allowing. Please see our website for details! www.bridgew.edu/center/case/...

We'll be closed tonight, Wednesday 7/22, due to expected clouds and rain chance.

We'll be open tonight, Wednesday 7/8 from 9:15 - 10:30 pm!

Wed. June 24 - The observatory will be open tonight from 9:15 – 10:30 pm!

Wed. 6/10 - The observatory will be closed tonight due to expected clouds and rain. Our next try for a public open night is June 24.

Wednesday 5/27: The observatory will be closed tonight due to expected clouds.

We'll be open the following Wednesdays this summer, weather allowing. Please check back here the afternoon of each event for the weather decision. o May 27, 9:00 – 10:15 pm. o June 10 and 24, 9:15 – 10:30 pm. o July 8 and 22, 9:15 – 10:30 pm. o August 5 and 19, 8:45 – 10:00 pm.

Scarlet and smoke! This smoky black silhouette is part of a large cloud of partially ionised hydrogen known as Gum 15. The dark chunks of sky have seemingly few stars because lanes of dusty material are obscuring the bright regions beyond. More: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1444a/ 🔭 📷 ESO

Another image not previously shared from our old telescope: The Wizard Nebula, taken and processed in 2020 by Ellen Pariser, post-processed this year to bring out more background.

The Ghost of a Dying Star 👻 ESO 378-1 is a planetary nebula with a diameter of almost four light-years. Like all planetary nebulae, it is created by the ejected and expanding gas of dying stars.  Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1532/ 🔭 📷 ESO