The Sky This Month
What's happening in the sky this month? Friday, December 18 7-8 p.m. Watch on Facebook and YouTube Join Chabot's astronomers, with Gerald McKeegan & Don Saito on Facebook Live for a short tour of this month's nighttime sky. Learn to recognize many of this month's constellations and bright stars, and even learn a little about […]
The Great Conjunction Virtual Telescope Viewing
Monday, December 21 5-6 p.m. Free, Watch On Facebook and YouTube Join Chabot astronomers virtually on Facebook and YouTube for a rare celestial event! Every 20 years, Jupiter gets very close to Saturn as seen from Earth, an event astronomers call "conjunction." This year, the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction will be especially close, the closest in 800 […]
Cancelled: Virtual Telescope Viewing 12/26
Virtual Telescope Viewings will take a holiday break on 12/26, but we look forward to viewing the cosmos with you in the New Year! Every Saturday 9-10:30 p.m. Free on Facebook Live and YouTube Join our resident astronomers on Facebook Live and YouTube every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Each week, our astronomers […]
Virtual Balloon Drop New Year Celebration
Now everyone can ring in the New Year without staying up past their bedtime! Thursday, December 31 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Virtual Event on Zoom Get Tickets Celebrate strokes of midnight around the world during our Virtual Balloon Drop New Year Celebration! When it’s noon in Oakland, it will be 2021 somewhere on the planet. Ring […]
The Sky This Month
What's happening in the sky this month? Friday, February 12 7-8 p.m. Watch on Facebook and YouTube Join Chabot's astronomers for a short tour of this month's nighttime sky. Learn to recognize many of this month's constellations and bright stars, and even learn a little about celestial navigation! Your Support Matters Your support fuels exciting […]
