Join the Department of Astronomy for live views of several targets from the dark skies at McDonald Observatory, starting at 7pm Central time. Your host Stephen Hummel will show you views from a camera attached to a research-grade 16" telescope at the Frank N. Bash Visitors Center. This will be a tour of the constellation of Orion and a few of the many fascinating deep-sky objects within it.

https://youtu.be/Hs-lT5YvtmY

The targets, weather permitting, will be:

1. Messier 42, the Orion Nebula
2. Sh2-2799, the Running Man Nebula
3. Betelgeuse
4. Messier 78
5. NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula
6. Barnard 33, the Horsehead Nebula

Moderators in the live chat will be taking questions, and the host will take more at the end.

Can’t make the live stream? This event will be recorded and remain on the McDonald Observatory channel.

Hope for clear skies!