The Physics Department at Middlebury College is performing upgrades at the College Observatory and will not be having Open House nights this summer. Over the years, Open House nights at the Observatory have been popular events on the Middlebury campus during the summers as the Observatory has opened its doors to the College community and…Continue Reading College Observatory Status – Summer 2015
The Physics Department at Middlebury College will again host Open House nights at the College Observatory this spring. The observatory, located atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall, will be open to the public for viewing the heavens on Friday evenings, May 1 and May 8, from 9:00 PM until 10:30 PM, provided the skies are mostly clear….Continue Reading Open House Nights at the College Observatory – Spring 2015
Seeing the Unseen In honor of Professor Frank Winkler on his retirement Professor, friend, our class’s true astronomer, whom a blackboard can’t erase. Who’s taken us beyond the seen, and unseen stars. Where space is anybody’s second guess. Where, it seems, we’re more and less and everything that matters. Who uses up three boards to…Continue Reading Seeing the Unseen