Local Twin City Observatories & Planetariums

 

Bell Museum & Planetarium (Newly Opened July 2018)

2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul, MN 55113

https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/

 

MN Institute for Astrophysics Public Telescope Viewing & Presentation

Tate Hall Laboratory of Physics, 116 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455

http://www.astro.umn.edu/outreach/pubnight/

 

Hopkins Community Center - Eisenhower Observatory

1001 Hwy 7, Hopkins, MN 55305

Calendar of Observing Nights:

https://hopkins.ce.feepay.com/course/fall-adult-2016/observatory-viewing-night

 

Jackson Middle School Observatory

6000 109th Ave North, Champlin, MN 55316

http://www.anoka.k12.mn.us/Page/3677

 

MN Astronomical Society

Eagle Lake Observatory (ELO) at Baylor Park

Carver County Baylor Regional Park, 10775 County Road 33, Norwood-Young America, MN

http://www.mnastro.org/events/calendar/cat_ids~18/

 

Goodsell Observatory

Carleton College, Northfield, MN

http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/observatory/schedule/

 

Standeford and Andreas Observatories

Minnesota State University - Mankato, MN 56001

http://cset.mnsu.edu/pa/observing/

 

St. Thomas Observatory, St. Paul Campus

4th Level Anderson Parking Facility,St. Paul, MN

http://www.stthomas.edu/observatory/

 

Star Watch Astronomy at Staring Lake Observatory

Staring Lake, Eden Prairie, MN

2 Fridays per month

http://www.edenprairie.org/amenities/staring-lake-observatory/

 

Macalester College

Top level, Olin-Rice Science Center, St. Paul, MN

http://www.macalester.edu/academics/physics/astronomy/publicnights/

 

Como Planetarium

780 W Wheelock Pkwy, St Paul, MN 55117

http://www.spps.org/planetarium

 

Minnesota State University, Moorhead Planetarium & Observatory

Bridges Hall, Moorhead, MN

Planetarium events: https://www.mnstate.edu/planetarium/

Observatory: https://www.mnstate.edu/science-center/observatory.aspx

 

Minnesota State University, Duluth, Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium & Future Observatory

371 Marshall W. Alworth Hall, 1023 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812

Planetarium events: https://scse.d.umn.edu/marshall-w-alworth-planetarium

Future Observatory plans: https://scse.d.umn.edu/about/departments-and-programs/physics-astronomy-department/observatory

 

 

Revised 17 September 2018