After Work Moon Viewing
Moon viewing at the UIS Campus Observatory
Department URL
Official UIS News
UIS to host a partial solar eclipse watch party
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Astronomy-Physics Program and the UIS Astronomy Interest Group will host a partial solar eclipse watch party. The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14
WHERE: UIS quad by the colonnade
Partial Solar Eclipse Watch Party
Viewing of partial solar eclipse at the UIS Colonnade on Saturday, October 14 between 11am - 1pm
Official UIS News
UIS Friday Night Star Parties return in September
The University of Illinois Springfield’s popular Friday Night Star Parties will resume the Friday after Labor Day and run through the end of October. Those dates include Sept. 8, 15, 22 and 29 and Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Friday Night Star Parties are held from 8 to 10 p.m., weather permitting, at the UIS Observatory on the roof of Brookens Library.
Friday Night Star Party (10/27)
The UIS Astronomy-Physics program will host an in-person Friday Night Star Party the UIS Campus Observatory on October 27, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Friday Night Star Party (10/20)
The UIS Astronomy-Physics program will host an in-person Friday Night Star Party the UIS Campus Observatory on October 20, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Friday Night Star Party (10/13)
The UIS Astronomy-Physics program will host an in-person Friday Night Star Party the UIS Campus Observatory on October 13, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Friday Night Star Party (10/06)
The UIS Astronomy-Physics program will host an in-person Friday Night Star Party the UIS Campus Observatory on October 6, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Friday Night Star Party (09/29)
The UIS Astronomy-Physics program will host an in-person Friday Night Star Party the UIS Campus Observatory on September 29, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Friday Night Star Party (09/22)
The UIS Astronomy-Physics program will host an in-person Friday Night Star Party the UIS Campus Observatory on September 22, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.