Department of Astronomy
Department of Astronomy
Public Night Update - McCormick Observatory overhead in the snow
November Dates Now Available

November 7
November 21

7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Profs. Majewski, Li Endowed Professors

Professors Steven Majewski and Zhi-Yun Li were honored by UVA as endowed professors at a celebratory Investiture Ceremony.

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Fan Public Night update
Fan Mountain Public Night Cancelled

Due to ongoing construction, we will not be holding a public night at Fan Mountain Observatory this fall. 

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged an extremely large and symmetric protostellar jet at the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. From tip to tip, this protostellar jet is 8 light-years across, about double the distance from our Sun to its closest neighboring star system, Alpha Centauri.
Massive Star Formation with the JWST

UVA Astronomers unlocking secrets of massive star formation.

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Join Us for Public Nights at McCormick Observatory!

McCormick Observatory Public Night Program
Leander McCormick Observatory is open on the FIRST and THIRD Friday nights of every month (except holidays) year-round. 
Tickets are released one month in advance on the first business day of the month, around noon.

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