McDonald Observatory
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Official account for McDonald Observatory, a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, located in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.
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🔭 Our next Telescope 101 workshop is just 3 weeks away!
Make travel plans if you're not local, these free classes are held at the Frank N. Bash Visitors Center at McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.
You can find out more & register here:
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The NASA Webb Telescope Telescope helped astronomers make an unexpected discovery - methane emission on a brown dwarf!
Contributing authors on this study include Caroline Morley, Melanie Rowland and Brianna Lacy of UT Austin! 🤘
Press release:
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#WhatStartsHere
Want more astronomy after the total solar eclipse? A model of the iconic Hobby-Eberly Telescope dome was in ATX at #InThePathOfTotality , thanks to our partnership with Simons Foundation, and you can visit the 10-meter telescope in person. Head to UT Austin’s McDonald Observatory!
Thank you for supporting us during the #UT40for40 campaign!
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Your generous gifts make our education and outreach efforts possible - We appreciate you so very much. 🤘
There's still time to help our #UT40for40 campaign! 🤘
Our education & outreach initiatives are 100% funded by donations & program fees- Your support helps us maintain McDonald Observatory as a resource for public astronomy & science education in Texas & beyond!
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A historical marker was just dedicated to honor the late banker & stargazer, William J. McDonald of Paris, TX. We're thrilled to kick off McDonald Observatory 85th anniversary celebrations (May 5, 2024) with such a lovely tribute to our namesake!
More here:
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Another groundbreaking astronomical project is taking place in the Atacama Desert in Chile!
Location sound familiar?
The Giant Magellan Telescope Telescope is under construction not too far away - check it out! 🤘
Last day of the trip home from the eclipse. We stopped in at McDonald Observatory and were not disappointed by the hospitality. Thanks for hosting us!