We have a new look!!!
Join us on clear Monday nights from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm for Public Night. Anyone is welcome to come by and take a look through our telescopes. You'll be able to see the Moon, planets, stars, star clusters, and more (depending on what's in the sky that night).
Sky Alerts!!!
Did you get a new telescope this holiday season? This article from Sky and Telescope can help you get started!
The Moon is reappearing in the Southwestern sky as a thin cresent shortly after sunset becoming progressively higher towards the end of the year.
Saturn's rings will be the closest to edge-on on December 27. The rings will not appear like this again until 2025.
On December 31, the cresent moon will meet up with Venus, and if you have a good view of the Southwestern horizon, Jupiter will meet up with Mercury. Check out both events about half and hour after sunset!
Observatory News
12.24.08 The staff at the Melton Observatory wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
12.02.08 We have added images of the conjunction between the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter to our Image Gallery.
11.30.08 We have a new website! Check out our Image of the Week column to see recent images captured at the Melton Observatory and learn about the objects in these images.
11.25.08 We recently received the new drive system for our main telescope and hope to have the system installed and up and running in the next few weeks!
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