Mark RennertSpecial Public Star Night – Friday, July 26, 2024
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:00 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
MESO – The Mobile Earth + Space Observatory
The Mobile Earth + Space Observatory uses one-of-a-kind hands-on science learning opportunities to inspire interest in STEM careers among students and communities in Colorado.
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Mark RennertPublic Star Night – Friday, June 21, 2024
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:30 Suzanne Metlay, Ph.D. | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
Moon Missions Update: 2024
As the United States gets closer to sending Artemis 2 astronauts to lunar orbit in 2025,
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Mark RennertPublic Star Night – Friday, May 17, 2024
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:30 – 8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission: Early Results from Asteroid Sample Analysis
The primary objective of NASA’s Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission is to explore and return a pristine sample from the asteroid Bennu to help scientists understand the origin and evolution of our solar system and,
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Mark RennertThe Little Thompson Observatory
850 Spartan Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513
Bringing science and math down to earth!
Public Star Night – Friday, January 19, 2024
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker: 7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
State of Astronomy in the Multi-Wavelength,
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Mark RennertThe Little Thompson Observatory
850 Spartan Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513
Bringing science and math down to earth!
Public Star Night – Friday, January 19, 2024
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker: 7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
State of Astronomy in the Multi-Wavelength,
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Mark RennertPublic Star Night – Friday, January 19, 2024
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker: 7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
NOTE: Speaker presentation will be in the Berthoud High School Auditorium
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: The Engineering Marvel Unveiling the Infrared Universe
A special presentation by
Dr.
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Mark RennertPublic Star Night – Friday, January 19, 2024
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker: 7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: The Engineering Marvel Unveiling the Infrared Universe
A special presentation by
Dr.
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Mark RennertThe Little Thompson Observatory
850 Spartan Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513
Bringing science and math down to earth!
Public Star Night – Friday, November 17, 2023
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker: 7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
Tales of the Solar Corona: from Space and from Earth
A special presentation by
Dr.…
Mark RennertThe Little Thompson Observatory
850 Spartan Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513
Bringing science and math down to earth!
Public Star Night – Friday, November 17, 2023
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker: 7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
Tales of the Solar Corona: from Space and from Earth
A special presentation by
Dr.…
Mark RennertPublic Star Night – Friday, November 17, 2023
Little Thompson Observatory
Doors Open: 7:00 | Guest Speaker: 7:30-8:30 | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00
Tales of the Solar Eclipse: from Space and from Earth
A special presentation by
Dr.
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