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Events


These are the reoccurring public events we host:

  • Public Nights at the Campus Teaching Observatory (every Friday night)
  • Starry Night at the Florida Museum of Natural History on campus (once a year – one of the first Fridays in November) – includes planetarium shows, a 3-D AstroWall visualization tool, a ~50 foot Cosmic Tunnel, telescopes outside, crater making, ask an Astronomer table, and much more!
  • Astronomer Visits to public schools (upon request – limited to ~ once a month)
  • STARS – high school student training workshop (once per year)
  • Springs & Stars Events – stargazing nights with educational activities in local state parks

Other events we have hosted or participated in:

  • Kennedy Space Center Star Party
  • Camps (e.g. Women in Science and Engineering Girlz Camp, Summer Camps at the Florida Museum of Natural History, CPET Summer Quest Camp)
  • Teacher Training Workshops (e.g. Center for the Professional Education of Teachers and others like this one)
  • Special Astronomical Events (e.g. Eclipses, Mercury Transit Event, Mars Opposition Event)
  • Boy Scout and Girl Scout Events (e.g. Hosting groups at CTO, hosting a star gazing night, She’s a Scientist)