This talk is part of the Texas Science Festival (Feb. 16-Mar. 26). Click here to register and to see a schedule of all the events.

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/7yE5uaoeHG4

The targets, weather permitting, will be:

1. Messier 42, the "Orion Nebula"
2. NGC 2261, "Hubble's Variable Nebula"
3. Messier 46 and NGC 2438
4. Messier 1, the "Crab Nebula"
5. NGC 4435-NGC 4438, the "Eyes Galaxies"
6. Messier 101, the "Pinwheel Galaxy"

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!