McDonald Observatory

McDonald Observatory, a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, is one of the world's leading centers for astronomical research, teaching, and public education and outreach. Observatory facilities are located atop Mount Locke and Mount Fowlkes in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, which offer some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States.

Radio Programs

Cosmic Inflation II A "lumpy" recipe for the universe Thursday, June 16, 2011
Cosmic Inflation Giving the universe a big push Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Telescope Facelift II Keeping a giant telescope on track Friday, June 3, 2011
Telescope Facelift A facelift in the name of science Thursday, June 2, 2011
Planet Search Searching for faint wobbling planets Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Red Dwarf Planets Looking for close planets around close stars Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Clean Mirrors Keeping a clear view of the heavens Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Basket O' Planets A basketful of planets Thursday, April 21, 2011
M87 Black Hole Looking for a hidden giant Thursday, March 10, 2011
Upsilon Andromedae An out-of-whack solar system Wednesday, February 9, 2011
HETDEX "Fingerprinting" dark energy Friday, October 15, 2010
Dark Energy II Searching for the missing universe Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Dark Matter Particle Big, heavy, but hard to find Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Uranus III Heating up a planet's atmosphere Thursday, June 3, 2010
Lasers IV Inching away from the Moon Thursday, May 20, 2010
First Astronomer
Shooting the Moon
Barnard's Star
More Axions

Featured Images

Artist's concept of upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope
 Facelift for Science Friday, June 3, 2011
Primary mirror of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, McDonald Observatory
 A Big Bottle of Windex? Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Comet Hartley-2 from McDonald Observatory
 Jolly Green Comet Thursday, October 21, 2010
Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory
 Searching the Darkness Friday, October 15, 2010
Shooting the Moon Friday, July 17, 2009

Resources

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