The Physics DepartmentOpen Houses typically take place on the second Saturday of every month*, at 7:00 from September-April and 8:00pm from May-August, in Ellis Hall on the Queen's Campus (58 University Ave). Each month, a featured astronomer presents a hot topic in current astrophysics research followed by a tour of the Observatory facilities!
During the tour, visitors have a chance to look at the night sky using Observatory telescopes (weather permitting), learn about astro-particle research at the McDonald Institute and the history of physics at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.
(*Sometimes we may depart from the regular schedule - sign up to our mailing list and follow us on social media to stay up to date with the events)
Check the Forecast Before you Arrive
When reading the clear dark sky chart there is a 24h clock time along the top and each row gives useful information, the most important ones can be read as follows. The "Cloud Cover" row is white for cloudy and blue for clear. The "Darkness" row is white for daytime and dark blue for night time. The "Seeing" row is white for blurry skies and blue for clear skies.
Upcoming Events
The Building Blocks of Life Beyond Earth
Join us for an Observatory Open House on Saturday January 10th at 6:30pm in Ellis Hall Auditorium at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.
This month we are excited to feature Dr. Danielle Simkus, Research Projects Advisor at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ and former Science Team Member for NASA’s OSIRIS REx Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. Dr. Simkus will be presenting "The Building Blocks of Life Beyond Earth."
The presentation will be followed by a tour of the Queen’s Observatory where visitors will have the chance to view the planets and/or other celestial objects with our telescopes. The tour will also include a visit to the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute.
We hope to see you there!
