Public Viewing Nights at SSU Observatory

Day and Night Bar

Fall - Winter 2009

Viewing Nights Occur on Friday Evenings

Sep 18

8:00 – 10:00

A tour of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

Oct 9

8:00 – 10:00

Jupiter (the planet) and Saturn (the nebula!)

Nov 13

6:00 – 8:00

The North American Nebula and Jupiter

Dec 4

6:00 – 8:00

The Andromeda Galaxy and the Blue Snowball

Feb 12

7:00 – 9:00

Pleiades and the Orion Nebula

Getting Here

Follow the signs from the freeway to the campus. The Observatory is located inside the stadium area at the SE corner of the campus (East Cotati Avenue and Petaluma Hill Road, 2 miles east of U.S. 101 at Cotati. (Download a PDF Map)

Call before coming if it appears possible that clouds or fog may force cancellation. Info Line: (707)664-2267.