Our unique program blends course work with research opportunities and provides students access to professional-quality telescopes, instrumentation and computers. Our students go on to the best graduate programs in the country, or to a variety of rewarding careers both in and out of the field of science.
Find out about public observing, colloquia, and other fun events happening at the astronomy department
Wednesdays from 8:00-9:00PM at Van Vleck Observatory. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
The Fall 2024 schedule is as follows: Sept. 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 30 (not the 23rd because of fall break); Nov. 6, 13, 20; and Dec. 4.
Wednesday September 18, 4:30 pm: Dr. Theron Carmichael, IfA Mānoa, “Transiting brown dwarfs: The enigmatic links between planets and stars” VVO 110
Wednesday October 2, 4:30 pm: Dr. Greg Bryan, Columbia, “Galaxy regulation and the circumgalactic medium” VVO 110
Wednesday October 23, 4:30 pm: Dr. Monica Gallegos-Garcia, CfA, “Gaining insights into the formation of binary black hole mergers: Towards a new era of binary evolution" VVO 110
Wednesday November 13, 4:30 pm: Wesleyan Alumni Virtual Panel, "Life After Wes" VVO 110
Wednesday December 4, 4:30 pm: Dr. Mia de los Reyes, Amherst College VVO 110