Events

In celebration of International Dark Sky Week, join McDonald Observatory and community partners for events showcasing West Texas’s famous dark skies April 22-27 at McDonald Observatory and other locations. Free general admission all week.

8:00 pm – 8:00 pm • In Person

Join the astronomy department for a free weekly public star party on the roof of the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building (PMA).

8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • In Person

Two talks by Astronomy Department graduate students

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Wichahpi King - The University of Texas at Austin and Alexa Morales - The University of Texas at Austin

Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.

8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • In Person

Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.

8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • In Person

Second Year Research Talk

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Speaker(s): Maya Debski - The University of Texas at Austin

Stars, Planets, and ISM Seminar

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Ueejeong Jeong - The University of Texas at Austin and Harshil Kothari - University of Toledo

Join the astronomy department for a free weekly public star party on the roof of the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building (PMA).

8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • In Person

Two talks by Astronomy graduate students

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Speaker(s): Eden Wise - The University of Texas at Austin and Kay Guo - The University of Texas at Austin

Graduation ceremony for Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Human Development and Family Sciences, Human Ecology, Mathematics, Nutrition, Physics, Public Health, Statistics and Data Science and Textiles and Apparel majors.

4:00 pm – 6:30 pm • In Person