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Reopening Weekend Celebration

November 12-14 Special Extended Hours Free with Admission Buy Tickets   We’re kicking off Chabot’s reopening with a three-day Center-wide celebration! This exciting weekend features scientists from NASA’s Ames Research Center and their captivating work, as well as performances by the Piedmont Children’s Choir, drop-in workshops with community partners, space-themed collaborative builds, robotics demonstrations by […]

Penumbral Eclipse Virtual Watch Party: CANCELLED

Cancelled Due To Poor Weather Conditions Witness a nearly total lunar eclipse! On this special night, the Moon will be darkened by the Earth’s shadow will occur for much of North America. Join our astronomers for a live stream on Facebook or YouTube through Chabot’s most powerful telescope, Nellie!  There is no in-person viewing on Chabot's Observatory Deck for this event.  […]

CANCELLED: Geminid Meteor Shower Watch Party

December 13-14 11 p.m. - 3 a.m.  Weather permitting  This event has been canceled due to poor weather conditions. Ticket holders will receive an email from our team with more information. Join Chabot astronomers on the Observation Deck and be dazzled as we make our annual trip through the Geminid Meteor shower. The Geminids, is […]

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Virtual Telescope Viewing

Every 3rd Thursday 9 p.m. Free, Watch on Facebook and YouTube Join our resident astronomers on Facebook Live and YouTube live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and […]

Passing the Baton from Hubble to Webb, A James Webb Telescope Launch Party

Get Admission Tickets Saturday, December 18 10-5 p.m. Free with admission  The largest space telescope ever made is scheduled to launch soon! This new instrument will unveil invisible mysteries of the universe never before captured in infrared radiation from the early universe and the birth of stars to distant other worlds. Join us for an […]