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Are we open tonight?
Whether or not we open for observing depends on the weather. Sometimes this is a last-minute decision made on campus just before dusk. A few rules of thumb apply: we will be open if it is clear or partly cloudy with no thunderstorms forecast for the evening. You can check the Detailed Hourly Forecast for UMKC at this website.
Hours of operation:
Open at dusk (some objects are visible just after sunset when the sky remains somewhat lit).
Close between 10:00pm and 11:00pm (typically close later in the summer and earlier in the Fall).
Location:
UMKC Campus, Royall Hall Roof
Access by bridge from parking garage (free parking!) at Rockhill and 52nd St. (map here).
Telescopes:
16-inch Newtonian reflector
10-inch computerized Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector
NEW! 14-inch computerized Meade LX200 14-inch SCT (coming in early Spring!)
Nightly operation by members of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City (ASKC)
Director: Prof. Daniel H. McIntosh
For questions or comments, email Dr. McIntosh.
Department of Physics and Astronomy phone: 816-235-1604.