Located at the edge of campus between the woods and where
Indiana Avenue meets 4th street, this building is the most
obvious and accessible of our facilities. It houses a 0.3 meter
(12 inch) refracting telescope which is used for undergraduate
studies. The telescope is staffed for free public viewing each
Wednesday evening, March through October, when classes are in
session. If the weather is clear, the observatory opens just
after dark. No reservations are necessary.
Kirkwood Observatory also has a solar telescope with which solar phenomena can be studied. Group showings are available by contacting the Astronomy Department at (812) 855-6911, or by sending Email to request@astro.indiana.edu.
Last modified: Tue Dec 3 09:27:11 EST 1996