 UNH Observatory Private Viewing Sessions If you have a group and would like to schedule a special viewing session, please feel free to email us at unh.observer (at) unh.edu with the number of people in your group along with preferred dates for your visit. As with public sessions, these sessions are free for all courtesy of the UNH Physics Department. Before you come to the observatory, please keep in mind the following things. The observatory is NOT heated (it has a big window in the top of it) so please dress in many layers since you will be standing outside in the middle of the night in a windy field. You'll often catch us wearing hats in the late fall and early spring since at least 30% of body heat is lost through our noggins! Some other items that you may find useful are bug spray in the summertime and some binoculars if you have them. Another great item which can be fun and quick to construct is a red flashlight. Red light doesn't effect human night vision as much as yellow, white, blue, or any other color in the visible spectrum. This means that if you cover your flashlight with red plastic wrap, we'll all be able to see more stars and fainter objects! If you don't feel like buying plastic wrap and rubber bands to cover your lights, we have plenty here at the observatory, so please feel free to ask for some! Be advised that we are unable to control the weather at the moment. So if you hear thunder or see snow falling in Durham, there's a good chance there's not going to be a session that night. These events are great for children, especially first graders andolder. Special arrangements can be made for groups to have private viewing sessions at no charge. If you have a group of 8 or more (or a smaller group that really wants a private session), please inquire! During the school year (September through mid-May), Monday through Thursday nights are unavailable as theobservatory will be in use by our undergraduate astronomyclass The University of New Hampshire Physic Department's Observatory islocated on the outskirts of campus heading towards Woodman Horticultural Farm. If you're on Main St (from the East) or Concord St (from the West) turn onto Mast Rd Ext. Take your first left onto Spinney Lane and fork right at the Spinney Lane/O'Kane Rd intersection to remain on Spinney Lane. Turn into the construction lot on your right and head towards the storage trailers in the Northwestern corner and you'll see the observatory! There is also a page on this site with better directions to theobservatory. questions or comments? Address them to: Richard Woolf (Observatory Manager) at: unh.observer (at) unh.edu Observatory Phone: 603.862.3996 Last Updated June 27th 2007 |