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Astronomical Society of the Pacific honors Pieter van Dokkum
Tue, 08/14/2018
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has honored Yale’s Pieter van Dokkum with the 2018 Maria and Eric Muhlmann Award, which honors important research results based...
A New Frontier for Exoplanet Hunting
Wed, 07/18/2018
The first exoplanets were all found using the radial velocity method of measuring the “wobble” of a star — movement caused by the gravitational pull of an...
Greg Laughlin Named Kavli Lecturer for January 2019 Meeting
Mon, 06/25/2018
With support from the Kavli Foundation, the Vice-Presidents of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) name a special invited lecturer to kick off each semiannual AAS...
2018 Winners of Prestigious Hoffleit Research Fellowship Announced
Tue, 05/29/2018
After a rigorous application process, the Yale Department of Astronomy is pleased to announce that the Dorrit Hoffleit Undergraduate Research Scholarship has been awarded to...
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Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium Image

The Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium is open to the public for the following weekly events:

Two showings on Tuesday nights, 7pm and 8pm:
“Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight”
 
Observing afterwards (at dark, ~9p), weather permitting.

Admission to Tuesday public shows is $5/person.  (Free for children under 13 and Yale students). To find out more about public events, please see the LFOP website.

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The Yale Summer Program in Astrophysics, YSPA, is a 4-week residential enrichment program for rising juniors and seniors in high school.

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Yale Department of Astronomy

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Department of Astronomy
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Yale University
52 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511

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New Haven, CT 06520-8101 USA

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Phone:  (203) 432-3000
Fax:  (203) 432-5048

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