Public Star Night – Friday, June 19, 2026 – Rethinking how life developed on Earth: Evidence from asteroids

Special Public Star Night – Friday, June 19, 2026

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:30  | Observing at LTO: 7:00-10:00                     

Rethinking how life developed on Earth: Evidence from asteroids

A special presentation by

Suzanne Metlay,

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Posted in LTO News


Public Star Night April 17 2026

Special Public Star Night – Friday, April 17, 2025

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker NA  | Observing at LTO: 7:00-10:00                     

No Speaker this month

While we don’t have a speaker this month we will be open for you to come out and look through our large 24 inch Newtonian,

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Public Star Night – March 20, 2026

Special Public Star Night – Friday, March 20, 2025

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker NA  | Observing at LTO: 7:00-10:00                     

No Speaker this month

While we don’t have a speaker this month we will be open for you to come out and look through our large 24 inch Newtonian,

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Public Star Night – January 16, 2026 – Webb, Roman and HabWorlds – Space Telescopes at the Astronomical Frontier

Special Public Star Night – Friday, January 16, 2026

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:30  | Observing at LTO: 7:00-10:00                     

Webb, Roman and HabWorlds –

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Dec 19th – Tonight’s Star Night is CANCELLED due to High WInds and local power outages

Our apologies for the late notice but a portion of Berthoud is without power and the high winds are expected to continue through the evening.

We will try again next month.

Stay safe.

LTO Board

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Public Star Night – December 19, 2025 – Webb, Roman and HabWorlds – Space Telescopes at the Astronomical Frontier

Special Public Star Night – Friday, December 19, 2025

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker 7:30  | Observing at LTO: 7:00-10:00                     

Webb, Roman and HabWorlds –

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Public Star Night – November 21, 2025 – Telescope Viewing Only

Special Public Star Night – Friday, November 21, 2025

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker NA  | Observing at LTO: 7:00-10:00                     

No Speaker this month

While we don’t have a speaker this month we will be open for you to come out and look through our large 24 inch Newtonian,

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Public Star Night – October 24, 2015 – Telescope Viewing Only

Special Public Star Night – Friday, October 24, 2024

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00 | Guest Speaker NA  | Observing at LTO: 7:00-10:00                     

No Speaker this month

While we don’t have a speaker this month we will be open for you to come out and look through our large 18 inch Cassegrain and 6 inch Astro-Physics telescopes.

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Public Star Night – September 19, 2025 – String Theory Is Not Dead

Public Star Night – Friday, September 19, 2025

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00PM | Guest Speaker 7:30PM  | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00PM

        String Theory Is Not Dead –

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Public Star Night – August 15, 2025 – Insights from OSIRIS-REx and Asteroid Bennu

Public Star Night – Friday, August 15, 2025

   Little Thompson Observatory

                    Doors Open:  7:00PM | Guest Speaker 7:30PM  | Observing at LTO: 8:30-10:00PM

          Insights from OSIRIS-REx and Asteroid Bennu: What Sample Return Has Revealed and Implications for Remote Measurements of Primitive Asteroids

A special presentation by

Victoria Hamilton,

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Posted in LTO News