Kirkwood Schedule

Kirkwood Open Nights

Kirkwood Observatory is open to the public each Wednesday evening from Spring after Break until before Thanksgiving, weather permitting. No reservations are required. 

Kirkwood is located at the western edge of Dunn’s Woods, behind Bryan Hall, near the intersection of Indiana Avenue and 4th Street. 

Group tours are available by contacting the Astronomy department at (812) 855-6911, or by email to astoutre [at] astro.indiana.edu.

Note that Kirkwood Observatory is not handicapped-accessible due to stairs to access the lobby, the observing floor, and the solar telescope. Viewing objects through the telescope also often requires the use of steps or ladders. A virtual tour is available for those unable to access the observatory.

Due to close quarters and number of visitors, masks are required while visiting the observatory.

 

Next Kirkwood Open House

The schedule of times varies with the season and is given below. Due to Daylight Savings Time in Indiana, the sky is not dark enough for observing with the telescope until late in the evening. We have scheduled the Open Night hours as early as we can and still have the sky dark enough to view with the Kirkwood telescope.

Open houses may be cancelled on short-notice due to unfavorable weather conditions. This page will be updated with weather conditions and closings two hours before Kirkwood Observatory is scheduled to open.  For more information, check out the @iuastro twitter feed .

Date

Time

Date

Time

March 22

9:00-10:30pm

March 29

9:30-11:00pm

April 5

9:30-11:00pm

April 12

9:30-11:00pm

April 19

10:00-11:30pm

April 26

10:00-11:30pm

May3

10:00-11:30pm

May 10

10:00-11:30pm

May 17

10:30-11:30pm

May 24

10:30-11:30pm

May 31

10:30-11:30pm

June 7

10:30-11:30pm

June 14

10:30-11:30pm

June 21

10:30-11:30pm

June 28

10:30-11:30pm

July 5

10:30-11:30pm

July 12

10:30-11:30pm

July 19

10:30-11:30pm

July 26

10:30-11:30pm

August 2

10:30-11:30pm

August 9

10:30-11:30pm

August 16

10:30-11:30pm

August 23

10:00-11:30pm

August 30

9:30-11:00pm

September 6

9:30-11:00pm

September 13

9:00-10:30pm

September 20

9:00-10:30pm

September 27

9:00-10:30pm

October 4

8:30-10:00pm

October 11

8:30-10:00pm

October 18

8:30-10:00pm

October 25

8:00-9:30pm

November 1

8:00-9:30pm

 

 

(Daylight savings time starts)

November 8

7:00-8:30pm

November 15

7:00-8:30pm