View of the Moon through a telescope

Stargazing, Telescope Observing and Planetarium Shows

Join KU astronomers at Slawson for an evening of observing planets and the Moon through our telescopes and watching a variety of shows in our planetarium.

Fall 2025 Schedule

Thursday, September 11th
Thursday, October 9th
Thursday, November 6th
Thursday, December 11th

Telescope Observing will start at 7:30pm
Planetarium shows start at 7:30 and 8:00 pm

Clouds or Rain? The planetarium shows will still run!

Planetarium shows will be in G174 Slawson

Telescope observing will be just outside of Slawson to the south of the building



Picture of a public night telescope viewing