UNT Rafes Urban Astronomy Center
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Changing the world one Star Party at a time! Public Star Parties are held every 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, weather permitting. STAR PARTIES!
05/06/2026
We have a special Star Party this Saturday!!! Join us with the UNT Society of Physics Students for a night under the stars.
Proceeds go directly to UNT Society of Physics Students. Because of this, this Star Party will be **Cash Only**!
We will resume our normal cashless Public Star Parties at our regularly scheduled May 16th event.
Objects of interest for the Star Party: Jupiter, Venus (sets at 10:40pm), Beehive Cluster, Whirlpool Galaxy
Location:
Rafes Urban Astronomy Center
2350 Tom Cole Rd, Ponder, TX 76259
Tickets: $6 per person (cash only for this specific star party!)
Want to learn more about our Star Parties? Visit:
https://astronomy.unt.edu/ruac_observatory/star-parties.html
04/30/2026
Congrats to our undergraduates who presented their Senior Thesis Capstone yesterday, Blake Rice and Cassian Grantham! Also a huge thank you and congratulations to our TA, Leigh Parrott, who won the Department of Physics Outstanding Lab TA!!!✨🎉
Update for the April 18th Public Star Party!
Be sure to check back by 4pm for more news on today's event. 🔭
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