Special Event!
Saturday, Oct. 12 is International Observe the Moon Night, an annual event to encourage people from around the world to look up at our neighbor, the Moon. Telescopes and volunteers will be available to assist you in observing the moon at Smolen Observatory. The event is free and all ages are welcome. Come and go any time between 7 and 10 p.m. If it is too cloudy to see the moon with your eyes then we can't see it with a telescope! Cloud date: Oct. 13.
Welcome
Welcome to the Smolen Observatory at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The observatory is used for the education of SUNY students, small research projects, and shows for the public community.
The observatory will be open to the public for Astronomy Night on the first and third Thursday of each month that the university is in session. See our Public Viewing Nights page for more details.
